Amanda Frost

I'm excited to read this!

My 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

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A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

At 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....

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Opinion | This Is the Kind of Bigotry We Rejected Decades Ago

We 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...

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The Question the Trump Administration Couldn’t Answer About Birthright Citizenship The government doesn’t seem to know how it will implement this massive change in policy.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Delighted 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.

The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate Town Hall video for The Future of Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional Debate

As @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:

An Originalist Smackdown of Two of Trump’s Signature Orders The President’s lawlessness looks set to really mess with Chief Justice John Roberts’ vacation plans.

LISTEN: 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.com

Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency A diverse group of legal scholars flashes red warning lights about the future of America.

Profs. @amandafrost.bsky.social and @micahschwartzman.bsky.social ’05 examine the Trump administration’s deportations and higher ed policies. @nytimes.com

The Future of Birthright Citizenship Podcast for The Future of Birthright Citizenship from the National Constitution Center

@amandafrost.bsky.social F'19 discusses the future of birthright citizenship on the We the People podcast @constitutionctr.bsky.social: constitutioncenter.org/news-debate/...

Who gets to be an American? Podcast Episode · Up First from NPR · 03/09/2025 · 30m

Always 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...

'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP

WATCH: 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.

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Confronting the War on Immigrants with @amandafrost.bsky.social, Ana Raquel Minian, and Taonga Leslie.

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The 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.

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Trump et la lutte contre les migrants : ce qu’il a fait, ce qu’il veut faire… et ce qu’il peut faire Supprimer 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...

theconversation.com/trump-et-la-...

For 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...

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What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship President 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...

I 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...

Thank you. And sad Trump actually followed through on the threat.

Thank you, though sad this is all becoming so relevant yet again.

Threat of Dissent — Harvard University Press “Suspicion of foreigners goes back to the earliest days of the republic…Kraut traces how different ideologies would be considered intolerably dangerous according to the dominant fears of a given era. ...

Your last book is now required reading too.
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...