The debate over who “counts” in America continues to intensify, with significant implications for the nation’s political landscape and federal funding distribution.

Amid the uncertainty and potential changes in the naturalization process to be a U.S. citizen, here are five things to know.

In 1967, the Supreme Court said the government usually cannot take away citizenship without a person’s consent.

Cambodian lawmakers have passed a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to draft legislation granting the power to revoke citizenships.

The ruling left unsettled the question of whether children born to immigrants without full legal status in the United States are entitled to automatic citizenship. So what happens now?

On the Fourth of July, beneath a sun that seemed to soften just in time for the ceremony, one hundred immigrants reminded the crowd of the enduring allure of American citizenship as they swore their allegiance to the United States.

Birthright citizenship is specified by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution-"All persons born or naturalized in the United States"-and interpreted plainly by 150 years of Supreme Court precedent.