SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Wong Kim Ark, a Chinese American born in San Francisco, won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1898 that established birthright citizenship in the United States. His legal victory affirmed that individuals born in the U.S. are citizens, even if their parents are immigrants. The principle set by this case is […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Wong Kim Ark, a Chinese American born in San Francisco, won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1898 that established birthright citizenship in the United States. His legal victory affirmed that individuals born in the U.S. are citizens, even if their parents are immigrants. The principle set by this case is […]
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