Published Work
The Atlantic
As the Fourteenth Amendment recognizes, every inhabitant of the United States, whatever their citizenship status, has a stake in its future.
Washington Post, Made by History
Republican resistance to naturalization likely to backfire.
The American Scholar
The secret history of Wong Kim Ark, the man whose Supreme Court case ensured all born on US soil are citizens at birth.
The New Republic
Are the court’s conservatives the devout originalists they claim to be or partisan hacks? A key immigration case will provide the proof.
The American Prospect
The Trump administration is seeking to denaturalize and deport longtime U.S. citizens, seizing on tiny mistakes in the process and putting the status of every naturalized citizen at potential risk.
The Atlantic
Some people are learning that their birth or naturalization certificates aren’t enough to prove citizenship—a problem that the Fourteenth Amendment should ideally prevent.