Citizenship

A political philosopher investigates the question of how a citizenship question on the 2020 census could create bias in public policy that would lead to injustice.

• By Michael Blake

California's attorney general has already challenged the Trump administration's decision to include the question in federal court.

• By Kate Wheeling

According to recently obtained emails, the Census Bureau is hurriedly attempting to add a citizenship status question at the behest of the DOJ.

• By Justin Elliott

The DOJ is pushing for questions that experts say may depress participation by immigrants and harm the quality of the census.

• By Justin Elliott

Dressed as a ninja, Shaheer Sarwar from Pakistan takes the oath of United States citizenship during a Halloween-themed citizenship ceremony on October 31st, 2017, in Fairfax, Virginia.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A newly naturalized citizen holds a U.S. flag after being sworn in as an American citizen during a naturalization ceremony on June 19th, 2017, in San Francisco, California.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

If letters written by Lee Francis Cissna are any guide, he's poised to dismantle Obama-era policies like a humanitarian program for Central American children.

• By Marcelo Rochabrun

Legal status seems to encourage cultural assimilation.

• By Francie Diep

Where national efforts are failing, states like California are stepping up to the plate.

• By Francie Diep

It's almost always easier to cross international borders if you're something other than human.

• By Rose Dakin

The complicated relationship between citizenship and genetics.

• By Tori Marlan

The ongoing debates about gentrification boil down to nothing more than one big turf war.

• By Jim Russell