In the debates over the 14th Amendment in 1866, Sen. John Conness argued convincingly that "children of all parentage ...

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.

Conness, a U.S. senator from California from 1863 to 1869, was outspoken in support of birthright citizenship when Congress ...

But, in response to a question from Democratic senator John Conness of California, an Irish immigrant, as to whether the children of Chinese laborers, then pouring into his state, would be ...

This week, the Trump administration doubled down in its fight against birthright citizenship. The usual alliance of pundits, professors and press lined up to declare any challenge to birthright ...