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Recent news reports have included references to birthright citizenship that may show or even cause confusion. For example, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has… Read More »Understanding Birthright Citizenship

Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the National Bar Association annual convention in Nashville last month, discussing voting rights and other topics with the… Read More »Kamala Harris on Puerto Rico Statehood

About 45,000 citizens of the Marshall Islands, a Pacific island nation with a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the United States, live in the… Read More »Free Associated State Citizen Deportations Surge

Shortly after President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced legislation called the “End… Read More »What is the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act”?

The proposed “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act,” has brought up a number of questions and concerns. Although the bill explicitly proposes only to clarify… Read More »How Would the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act” Affect Daily Life in Puerto Rico?

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), gave an interview at El Nuevo Dia that helps to crystallize the controversy over the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories” bill… Read More »Rep. Nydia Velazquez on the “End Birthright Citizenship for Territories” Bill

Cuba and Puerto Rico have a long history together. Both were colonies of Spain and then territories of the United States. Cuba became an independent… Read More »What the State Department’s Cuba Report Says about Puerto Rico

In his 2014 book Surpassing the Sovereign State: The Wealth, Self-Rule, and Security Advantages of Partially Independent Territories, David Rezvani writes, “In 1952, through mutual… Read More »A New Constitutional Order? Ultimately, No.

Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has introduced a bill that would limit birthright citizenship in Puerto Rico and the other U.S. territories. Griffith’s press release announces… Read More »New Bill Would Limit Birthright Citizenship in Puerto Rico