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For information about federal immigration policy issues, see: Federal policy on immigration, 2017-2020!

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  Immigration in the United States

  Learn more about immigration in the United States.

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  Arizona v. United States

  The Supreme Court case that preempted Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070

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  State demographics by citizenship status

  Learn more about demographics by citizenship status.

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  Birthright citizenship

  Learn more about the concept of birthright citizenship.

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Featured issue: Birthright citizenship

Birthright citizenship refers to the concept that individuals born within the United States or an area subject to its jurisdiction are granted automatic citizenship. Birthright citizenship may be acquired through one of two ways:

1. by being born within the United States or its territories
2. by being born to U.S. citizens elsewhere in the world

The legal origins of birthright citizenship are rooted in the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This clause was interpreted in 1898 by the United States Supreme Court to mean that citizenship could not be denied to any person born in the United States. To learn more, see this article.

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Welcome to the Immigration Policy Project, where you will find information about immigration in the United States. Our coverage includes articles on the concepts, agencies, groups, and legislation that inform immigration policy debates. In addition, we cover immigration at the state-level, providing profiles on the state of immigration in each of the 50 states.

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