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Who gets to be an American?

2025/3/9
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Ayesha Roscoe
37年后被宣告无罪的本杰明·斯宾塞，揭示了美国司法系统中的严重错误定罪问题。
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Ayesha Roscoe: 本期节目探讨了一个基本问题：谁有资格成为美国公民？川普总统签署行政令试图终止出生公民权，即父母为非法移民的在美国出生的孩子不享有公民权。这一举动引发了广泛的争议和法律诉讼。 本节目回顾了Wong Kim Ark的案例，他于1873年出生在旧金山，父母是中国人。在19世纪，成千上万的中国劳工移民到美国，但在经济衰退时期，他们遭到歧视和迫害，美国通过了《排华法案》。Wong Kim Ark的案例最终确立了出生公民权，即在美国出生的人自动获得公民身份。 然而，Wong Kim Ark的经历也反映出，即使获得法律上的公民身份，他仍然面临着歧视和不公平待遇。 Rand Abdel-Fattah: Wong Kim Ark的案例阐述了美国公民身份认定的历史。Wong Kim Ark在美国出生，却因政府认定其非美国公民而被拘留。他的案子最终上诉到最高法院，最终胜诉，确立了出生公民权。 Amanda Frost: "中华六公司"积极为Wong Kim Ark提供法律援助，他们雇佣了经验丰富的律师，为Wong Kim Ark争取权利。 Julie Novkov: Wong Kim Ark的案子对美国公民身份认定具有广泛的影响，它将影响到数以千计甚至数百万人的公民身份。 Carol Nackenoff: 如果否定出生公民权，将影响到大量美国公民的公民身份，这将动摇美国公民身份认定的基础。 Holmes Conrad: 政府的律师认为，第十四修正案中关于公民身份的条款存在例外情况，只有在美国出生并受其管辖的人才能自动获得美国公民身份。Wong Kim Ark的父母效忠于中国皇帝，因此Wong Kim Ark不受美国管辖。此外，政府律师还认为第十四修正案本身违宪。 Donald Trump: 川普总统多次公开表示要终止针对非法移民子女的出生公民权。 Grover Cleveland: 当时的总统格罗弗·克利夫兰完全支持排斥中国移民。

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The episode begins by discussing President Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. This action sparked lawsuits from 22 states and raises the fundamental question of who gets to be a U.S. citizen.
  • Trump's executive order aimed to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.
  • 22 states filed lawsuits in response.
  • The issue's legality is being challenged in the courts.

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On the first day of his second term as President, Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are in the country illegally. The Trump Administration asserts that the children of noncitizens are not "subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" and therefore are not entitled to citizenship. But birthright citizenship is a Constitutional guarantee, explicitly laid out in the 14th Amendment. On this episode of *The Sunday Story, we *look at the origins of this right through a 1898 court case that would transform the life of one Chinese immigrant and generations to follow. You can listen to the full episode from NPR's Throughline here) or wherever you listen to podcasts.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)