Birthright citizenship is relatively uncommon. There are 195 countries in the world, and only 30 of them have it — that’s ...

The Naturalization Act of 1790 specified that “any alien, being a free white person,” could apply for citizenship, so long as he or she lived in the United States for at least two years, ...

The lecture was part of a two-day symposium hosted by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society titled “Congress and a Nation of Immigrants, 1790-1990: From the First Naturalization Act to the Simpson ...

In 1790 and 1795, Congress enacted ... potentate, state or sovereignty whatever.” When naturalized, so were their children under age 21. Section 7 the Naturalization Act of 1870 states: ...

It wasn’t until the Naturalization Act of 1790 that the federal government developed a cohesive procedure for naturalization. Immigrants at that time were granted citizenship after living in ...

The Naturalization Act of 1790 was imperfect by today's standards—it did not offer citizenship to Native Americans, indentured servants, or free black people—but it provided a straightforward ...

Since the Naturalization Act of 1790, immigration has been a consistently contentious issue in American politics. Throughout history, America’s religious leaders have offered guidance and ...

See how immigrants had to play "race roulette" with a biased court system due to the Alien Naturalization Act of 1790, which set the standard for citizenship in America and remained law for 175 years.

The United States’ immigration policies, which once granted citizenship to free white persons as stated in the 1790 Naturalization Act, now disproportionately exclude undocumented people of ...