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What the Sheep Remember About Birthright Citizenship

Birthright citizenship was written into the Constitution to prevent exactly this kind of political manipulation of belonging.

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Apr 02, 2026
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The sheep have been thinking about one of the clearest promises in American law, and one of the oldest temptations in American politics.

Birthright citizenship is often discussed now as though it were some bureaucratic loophole or modern policy preference that can be tightened, reinterpreted, or discarded when the political winds change. But that is not …

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