In the debates over the 14th Amendment in 1866, Sen. John Conness argued convincingly that "children of all parentage ...
During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.
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This week, the Trump administration doubled down in its fight against birthright citizenship. The usual alliance of pundits, professors and press lined up to declare any challenge to birthright ...
But, in response to a question from Democratic senator John Conness of California, an Irish immigrant, as to whether the children of Chinese laborers, then pouring into his state, would be ...
Is the child born of a Gypsy born in Pennsylvania a citizen?” Senator John Conness of California answered this in the affirmative. Others indicated the opposite understanding. Senator Jacob Howard, ...
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