On July 9, 1868, the Fourteenth amendment was formally introduced to the Constitution and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” These words have as an ideal purpose that all levels of the federal government must operate within the law and provide fair conditions for all people. As a result, the states had a obligation to the public. Through the Fourteenth amendment, states were forbidden from denying any person “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law” or to “deny any person within jurisdiction the equal protection of laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the Fourteenth amendment also expanded civil rights to African American slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War. The Citizenship clause is one of the three provisions and is the first statement said in Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment. It cinches that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of every State wherein they reside.” Previously, interests of whether or not repealing birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens were increasing. According to one primitive poll, about 49% of Americans believe that a child of an illegal immigrant should be denied US citizenship while 41% disagree. However, controversy ceased. Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Fourteenth amendment when it remarked, “all persons born or