The Myth of Birthright Citizenship What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says Ric

The Myth of Birthright Citizenship What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says Ric

by Richard A. Epstein

2026

This legal analysis challenges the prevailing interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause, arguing that automatic birthright citizenship for all born in the U.S. is a misreading of constitutional history. Epstein meticulously reconstructs the original understanding of citizenship, drawing on early statutes, legal philosophy, and post-Civil War jurisprudence. Readers interested in a rigorous, historical argument about who truly belongs in the American polity will find this a compelling and essential read.

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