See citizenize on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2026 March 19, Akhil Amar, Vikram Amar, Jason Mazzone, “Birthright citizenship: why the text, history, and structure of a landmark 1952 statute doom Trump’s executive order”, in SCOTUSblog, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2026:",
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