Basic Questions on U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization
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U.S. citizenship is conferred at birth under the principle of jus soli (nationality of place of birth) and the principle of jus sanguinis (nationality of parents). The U.S. Constitution states as a fundamental rule of jus soli citizenship that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." The exceptions to universal citizenship comprehended by the requirement that a person …
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Date:
March 3, 1992
Creator:
Eig, Larry M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department