MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Mike was born in Canada and has been working in the U.S. the past 3 years
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Cecilia is seventeen and is going to high school in Los Angeles
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Josh was born in Spain to two U. S. citizens
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Julie moved to the United States when she was three years old. She moved back to Mexico when she was 12.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Amendment XIV, Section 1, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution directs that all persons born in the United States are U.S. citizens. This is the case regardless of the tax or immigration status of a person’s parents.
Detailed explanation-2: -The foreign-born population includes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who become U.S. citizens through naturalization. The native-born population includes anyone who is a U.S. citizen at birth. Read More.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are two ways to become a United States (U.S.) citizen – by birth or through naturalization.
Detailed explanation-4: -You are a United States citizen if you were born anywhere in the United States or its territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. You are also a U.S. citizen if you were born in another country and then naturalized. 106 C.M.R. § 362.200 .