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Birthright citizenship

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The principle that individuals born within a nation's territory are automatically granted citizenship, which anti-emigrationists claimed as their right as African Americans born in the United States.

AP course connection

Topic 2.18: 2.18 Debates About Emigration, Colonization, and Belonging in America

Unit 2

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