Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
At Steamboat Institute’s Campus Liberty Tour debate, Vikram Amar, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law, discussed the constitutional basis for birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. He argued that while naturalization and renunciation involve consent, citizenship for those born in the United States arises by virtue of birth.
You can watch the full debate, which asked the question, “Are persons born in the US to temporarily or illegally present parents U.S. citizens by birthright?” here: youtube.com/watch?v=h6uliBvI1fg&t=509s
#CampusLibertyTour #SteamboatInstitute #BirthrightCitizenship #Citizenship #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw #ImmigrationDebate #FreeSpeech #OpenDialogue #CivilDiscourse
At Steamboat Institute’s Campus Liberty Tour debate, Vikram Amar, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law, discussed the constitutional basis for birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. He argued that while naturalization and renunciation involve consent, citizenship for those born in the United States arises by virtue of birth.
You can watch the full debate, which asked the question, “Are persons born in the US to temporarily or illegally present parents U.S. citizens by birthright?” here: youtube.com/watch?v=h6uliBvI1fg&t=509s
#CampusLibertyTour #SteamboatInstitute #BirthrightCitizenship #Citizenship #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #RuleOfLaw #ImmigrationDebate #FreeSpeech #OpenDialogue #CivilDiscourse
