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“Sacred Ties Existing Between Parent and Child”: Citizenship, Family, and Immigrant Parents

Inclusion and humanitarianism used to be part of the immigration policy of the United States.

by Hidetaka Hiroka via We're History on August 21, 2015

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“All Persons Born or Naturalized in the United States...”

A collection of resources exploring the evolving meanings of American citizenship and how they have been applied -- or denied -- to different groups of Americans.

Why Americans Love To Declare Independence

The 1776 Declaration was only the first. What we learn from the long history of splinter constitutions, manifestos, and secessions that followed.

by Robert L. Tsai via Boston Globe on June 29, 2014

A Topic Best Avoided

After the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln faced the issue of sorting out a nation divided over the issue of freed slaves. But what were his views on it?

by Nicholas Guyatt via London Review of Books on December 1, 2011

Great Migration Debates: Keywords in Historical Perspective

The use of the word "immigrant" in contemporary debates often reflects a lack of understanding of U.S. immigration history.

by Donna Gabaccia via Social Science Research Council on July 28, 2006

Pursuing the Pursuit of Happiness

Traditional Supreme Court precedent may depend too much on substantive due process to safeguard human rights.

by Laurence H. Tribe via New York Review of Books on September 24, 1998

Trans-National America

In 1916, Randolph Bourne challenged widespread nativism by calling for a reconsideration of the “melting-pot” theory.

by Randolph S. Bourne via The Atlantic on July 5, 1916

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a Broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.

by Chelsea Stieber via The Conversation on May 14, 2025

Mexican men in line for work in the Bracero program.

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What the World War II-Era Bracero Program Reveals About U.S. Immigration Debates

Efforts to restrict immigration have long coexisted with — and even reinforced — the nation's economic reliance on Mexican laborers.

via Retro Report on May 9, 2025

How Baseball Shaped Black Communities in Reconstruction-Era America

On the early history of Black participation in America's pastime.

by Gerald Early via Literary Hub on May 1, 2025

Alleged enemy aliens on way to detention camp, Gloucester, New Jersey, 1918.

The Alien Enemies Act: Annotated

Confused about the oft-mentioned Alien Enemies Act? This explainer, with links to free peer-reviewed scholarship, may help clear things up.

by Liz Tracey via JSTOR Daily on April 25, 2025

Collage of school children, church windows, and a map of Oklahoma territory.

Oklahoma Is Asking the Supreme Court to Ignore History

The Founders had disagreements about the role of religion in America’s public schools, but there was always one line they would not cross.

by Adam Laats via The Atlantic on April 25, 2025

The words "the world you were born in no longer exists" covering Trump's eyes.

The Present Crisis and the End of the Long '90s

On the constitutional settlement that governed America from the end of the Volcker Shock in 1982 to the re-election of Donald Trump in 2024.

by Samantha Hancox-Li via Liberal Currents on April 24, 2025

Painting of the Battle of San Pasquale in the U.S.-Mexico War.

Borders May Change, But People Remain

The legacies of conflict—and their increasingly accessible images in a global age—frame the shared bonds of trauma in keeping their memories alive.

by Emiliano Aguilar via Public Books on April 24, 2025

So, How Much of Korematsu Did the Supreme Court “Overrule,” Exactly?

Chief Justice John Roberts called it “obvious” that the infamous decision has “no place in law under the Constitution.” Recent events suggest otherwise.

by Madiba K. Dennie via Balls And Strikes on April 14, 2025

George W. Bush Lives on in Donald Trump’s Migrant Policies

The “war on terror” led to a sweeping curtailment of immigrants’ rights that swept up green card holders as well as citizens.

by Branko Marcetic via Jacobin on March 27, 2025

Harry Bridges surrounded by a group of men.

Before Mahmoud Khalil, There Was Harry Bridges

The U.S. government repeatedly tried to deport the midcentury labor leader over his alleged ties to the Communist Party.

by Clay Risen via The Bulwark on March 24, 2025

This Dead California Senator Can Save Birthright Citizenship

In the 19th century, John Conness defended the 14th Amendment and shut down proto-Trumpians.

by Joe Mathews via Zócalo Public Square on February 11, 2025

Gold and Brown

Libertarianism, fascism, and democracy.

by John Ganz via Unpopular Front on February 10, 2025

Stamp commemorating "Contributors To The Cause... Haym Salomon, Financial Hero."

Dusting Off the Old Stories

What does the Jewish experience in the Revolutionary War say about America?

by Richard Kreitner via Jewish Review of Books on January 15, 2025

Photo of Wong Kim Ark and document about Chinese Exclusion.

History’s Lessons on Anti-Immigrant Extremism

Even Trump’s recent assertion that he would use executive action to abolish birthright citizenship has a historical link to the Chinese American experience.

by Michael Luo via The New Yorker on January 5, 2025

Can the Rodeo Save a Historic Black Town?

One woman’s quest to rescue Boley, Oklahoma.

by Caleb Gayle via The Atlantic on December 17, 2024

Birthright citizenship form, with infant footprints stamped in black ink, on fire.

The Plot Against Birthright Citizenship

The incoming Trump administration wants to take away citizenship for the US-born children of undocumented immigrants. Here’s how.

by Isabela Dias via Mother Jones on November 26, 2024

Nicholas Said, an African American Muslim in his Union Army uniform.

Fighting for Freedom: The Little-Known Story of Muslims and the Civil War

The stories of two Muslim immigrants who fought for the Union show that the American Civil War was an international fight.

via PBS on November 21, 2024

A Chinese American woman riveter at work.

Could “Rosie the Riveter” Be Chinese American?

Despite having their citizenship withheld before the war, Chinese American women in the Bay Area made significant contributions to the wartime labor force.

by H. M. A. Leow, Xiaojian Zhao via JSTOR Daily on November 9, 2024

A 1923 General Electric advertisement of a women standing over a light switch.

Using Women’s Suffrage to Sell Soup and Cereal

In the 1920s, advertisers tried to convince women to exercise their political power not only at the ballot box but also in the store.

by Einav Rabinovitch-Fox via The Saturday Evening Post on October 29, 2024

The Puerto Rican flag outside the Governor's residence in San Juan.

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The Catch-22 of Puerto Rico's Status Referendum

When Puerto Ricans go to the polls, they can express their choice for several status options for the island.

by Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus via Made By History on October 11, 2024

Sadness of the Paper Son: The Travails of Asian Immigration to the U.S.

Despite the Chinese Exclusion Act, about 300,000 Chinese gained admission to the U.S. between 1882 and 1943. How did they do it?

by Ryan Reft via Tropics of Meta on October 3, 2024

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