Under the Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, __________.
A. a child born in the United States to noncitizens does not have birthright citizenship
B. a child born in the United States to noncitizens has birthright citizenship
C. a child born in the United States to noncitizens does not have birthright citizenship because of a subsequent ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
D. a child born in the United States to noncitizens of Asian descent does not have birthright citizenship
E. two different types citizenship were recognized: one for children born to American citizens and one for those born to noncitizens
Answer: B. a child born in the United States to noncitizens has birthright citizenship
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