Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 03/07/2026www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Other Case for Birthright CitizenshipThe legal arguments are clear. Now proponents need to start defending the practice on policy grounds. 066
Reposted by Amanda FrostImmigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Join the IHRC and @iehs.bsky.social for a fascinating online discussion: The Founding of the US and Immigration History on March 31 at 3:30 Central. More info and rsvp: z.umn.edu/USandImmHistory @hidehirota.bsky.social @amandafrost.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social @umnengagement.bsky.social 0109
Reposted by Amanda FrostUVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026WATCH: At a Senate hearing, Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social argued that the 14th Amendment’s text, original understanding and historical practice confirm that nearly all people born in the United States are citizens.youtube.comWATCH LIVE: Senate panel examines birthright citizenship rightsYouTube video by PBS NewsHour 054
Reposted by Amanda FrostMicah Schwartzman @micahschwartzman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026My colleague @amandafrost.bsky.social is excellent on this panel about birthright citizenship. Her response on what sources to read to understand the issue (at ~1:14) — as compared to the other answers given — is notable. @uvalaw.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/scYYIy9... 13710
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 05/01/2026www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...nytimes.comA Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan 042
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 11/12/2025At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comThe Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship ClausePresident Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment' 8634214
Reposted by Amanda FrostMaarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 05/12/2025We should never go back to a system that made collective judgments about the worthiness of specific nationalities to immigrate to the United States — particularly not based on an incident involving a single person. Well said @amandafrost.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is the Kind of Bigotry We Rejected Decades Ago 23816
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 19/05/2025www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comThe Question the Trump Administration Couldn’t Answer About Birthright CitizenshipThe government doesn’t seem to know how it will implement this massive change in policy. 15817
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Delighted that my book on the history of birthright citizenship in the United States will be published by One Signal/Simon & Schuster! Looking forward to working with Abby Mohr, and very grateful to my fabulous agent, @jkpapin.bsky.social. 1513633
Reposted by Amanda FrostCAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 06/05/2025As @amandafrost.bsky.social explained, the guarantee of birthright citizenship is clear--"There's lots of interesting and hard constitutional questions out there, and I don't think this is one of them." Listen to the full conversation with @constitutionctr.bsky.social:constitutioncenter.orgThe Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional DebateTown Hall video for The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate 1135
Reposted by Amanda FrostUVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 06/05/2025LISTEN: Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social discusses birthright citizenship and how the Trump administration’s actions could be affecting what it means to be an American. @slate.comslate.comAn Originalist Smackdown of Two of Trump’s Signature OrdersThe President’s lawlessness looks set to really mess with Chief Justice John Roberts’ vacation plans. 0119
Reposted by Amanda FrostUVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Profs. @amandafrost.bsky.social and @micahschwartzman.bsky.social ’05 examine the Trump administration’s deportations and higher ed policies. @nytimes.comnytimes.comOpinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless PresidencyA diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America. 063
Reposted by Amanda FrostAmerican Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 29/04/2025@amandafrost.bsky.social F'19 discusses the future of birthright citizenship on the We the People podcast @constitutionctr.bsky.social: constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/...constitutioncenter.orgThe Future of Birthright CitizenshipPodcast for The Future of Birthright Citizenship from the National Constitution Center 001
Reposted by Amanda FrostDanielle Citron @daniellecitron.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Always learn so much from @uvalaw.bsky.social @amandafrost.bsky.social who talks about birthright citizenship here at @npr.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...podcasts.apple.comWho gets to be an American?Podcast Episode · Up First from NPR · 03/09/2025 · 30m 072
Reposted by Amanda FrostUVA Law School @uvalaw.bsky.social · 26/02/2025WATCH: Testifying before Congress, Prof. @amandafrost.bsky.social outlines the constitutional history of birthright citizenship and the “devastating consequences” for all Americans if the law is reversed.youtube.com'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth AmendmentYouTube video by House Judiciary GOP 092
Reposted by Amanda FrostAmerican Constitution Society @acslaw.bsky.social · 10/02/2025📅 Join us Thurs., 2/13 at 4 p.m. ET, for a virtual program 📅 Confronting the War on Immigrants with @amandafrost.bsky.social, Ana Raquel Minian, and Taonga Leslie. Registration info below. getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...getinvolved.acslaw.orgConfronting the War on Immigrants: Citizenship, Detention & DeportationFrom radical attempts to end birthright citizenship to mass detentions at Guantanamo, President Trump has made persecuting immigrants a cornerstone of his 051
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 05/02/2025www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...pbs.orgThe history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S.On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen. A federal judge put the order on hold, but if upheld, Trump’s move could upend a 120-year Supreme Court precedent. Stephanie Sy reports on the history and legacy of that case. 0103
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 05/02/2025theconversation.com/trump-et-la-...theconversation.comTrump et la lutte contre les migrants : ce qu’il a fait, ce qu’il veut faire… et ce qu’il peut faireSupprimer le droit du sol pour les enfants de migrants, expulser des millions de personnes, fermer les frontières… Autant de projets annoncés et, pour certains, déjà lancés, que le président aura du m... 031
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 03/02/2025For those interested in the history of birthright citizenship, my recent article explores connections between the abolitionist movement and the Constitution's Citizenship Clause. openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.50...openyls.law.yale.eduDred Scott's Daughter: Gradual Emancipation, Freedom Suits, and the Citizenship Clause 0132
Amanda Frost @amandafrost.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I was happy that this reporter actually gave me time to explain the devastating consequences of eliminating birthright citizenship (for everyone, not just for immigrants). www.cbsnews.com/video/what-1...cbsnews.comWhat the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenshipPresident Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship is on temporary hold after a federal judge last week called it "blatantly unconstitutional." Birthright citizenship derives from section... 0114