By Randy E. Barnett and Ilan Wurman
Since the publication of our opinion piece on birthright citizenship in the New York Times ("Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship"), we have received numerous critiques, some quite thoughtful (others less so), both in this and other venues. In this short essay we recapitulate and elaborate upon the argument of our initial piece, emphasizing especially the parts that are responsive to the criticisms. None of the objections has convinced us that we erred.
The Common-Law Default
