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  • Paper: Historical roots of birthright citizenship traced to demand for workers

    Feb 6, 2020 11:15 am by Phil CicioraResearch
    Professor Michael Leroy. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Professor Michael Leroy. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Birthright citizenship has served pragmatic economic purposes by giving the U.S. a competitive labor advantage, says Michael LeRoy, an Illinois expert on labor and immigration law.