Universal birthright citizenship has long been considered a constitutional right that got its start in San Francisco, thanks to a gutsy young man in Chinatown.
When Wong Ark Kim made his way back to San Francisco, he was in his 20s, and he was denied entry into the country he was born in. He was told he wasn't a citizen.
WONG KIM ARK WAS TOLD HE WASN’T A CITIZEN. HE FOUGHT BACK AND HIS CASE WENT ALL THE WAY TO ... ON THE 14TH AMENDMENT AND ESTABLISHING A BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP TO ANYONE BORN ON AMERICAN SOIL.