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Which 1898 Supreme Court case established birthright citizenship for children of immigrant parents?

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Wong Kim Ark, born in San Francisco to Chinese parents, won citizenship rights that have stood for 127 years. The Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that birth on U.S. soil grants citizenship regardless of paren...

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