What is the connection between birthright citizenship and immigration? In 1898, 30 years after the 14th Amendment was adopted, the Supreme Court reached a defining decision in a case known as the ...

There are about 30 countries, including Canada and Mexico, that apply birthright citizenship — also known as jus soli or citizenship by birth on soil, according to World Atlas.

Right now, 30 countries have birthright citizenship. And all but Fiji are in the Western Hemisphere. RELATED: Can the president change the Constitution? Ireland ended it in 2005 and France in 1993.

The U.S. is among about 30 countries where birthright citizenship is applied. Trump and his supporters have argued that there should be tougher standards for becoming an American citizen. ___ ...