Anna O. Law
Constitutional and immigration scholar and the Herbert Kurtz Chair in Constitutional Rights in the Department of Political Science at CUNY Brooklyn College; author of the forthcoming book Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship.
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Mar 14, 2026 • 51min
Immigration Myths and Birthright Citizenship
Anna O. Law, a constitutional and immigration scholar, explores the real history of American migration and the origins of birthright citizenship. She debunks myths of open early borders and explains colonial and Reconstruction-era policies. The conversation covers Wong Kim Ark, the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction," state versus federal control of migration, and why the 14th Amendment framed citizenship as constitutional law.
