<p>Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Dr. Anna O. Law to explore the tangled history of migration, citizenship, and federal power in early America. From colonial-era immigration policies to the Reconstruction Amendments, Dr. Law reveals how slavery, state competition, and the fight over who belongs shaped the nation’s immigration system—and why the federal government didn’t take control until surprisingly late.<br><br>Please support this podcast by checking out our patreon: www.patreon.com/primarysourcemedia<br><br>CHAPTERS:<br>0:00 - Introductions<br>1:27 - The 16-Year Journey to Writing the Book<br>5:52 - From Migration to Citizenship: How the Book Evolved<br>7:57 - The Evolution of Citizenship in Early America<br>10:19 - State vs. Federal Citizenship: The Murky Legal Landscape<br>12:16 - Colonial-Era Migration: A Crazy Quilt of State Laws<br>17:19 - Migration vs. Immigration: An Important Distinction<br>19:14 - The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution<br>24:16 - State Police Powers and Migration Control<br>25:28 - The Alien and Sedition Acts: Slavery’s Hidden Influence<br>29:18 - Native Americans and Migration Recruitment<br>33:50 - The Chinese Exclusion Act<br>38:10 - The Federal Takeover of Immigration<br>44:16 - Freedom of Mobility and the Right to Remain<br>47:34 - Surprising Supreme Court Cases<br>53:04 - Sovereign Citizens and Historical Misinterpretation<br>54:18 - The 14th Amendment and Birthright Citizenship Today<br>58:22 - Wrapping Up<br><br>EPISODE LINKS:<br>Dr. Anna O. Law: https://www.brooklyn.edu/faculty-staff/anna-o-law/<br>Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/migration-and-the-origins-of-american-<br>citizenship-9780197660096<br>CUNY Brooklyn College – Political Science: https://www.brooklyn.edu/political-science/<br>Articles of Confederation: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/articles-of-confederation&nbsp;<br>Privileges and Immunities Clause: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIV-S2-C1-1/ALDE_00013777/<br>Naturalization Clause: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C4-1-1/ALDE_00013160/<br>Alien and Sedition Acts (1798): https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/alien-and-sedition-acts<br>Alien Enemies Act: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/alien-enemies-act-explained<br>Chinese Exclusion Act (1882): https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/chinese-exclusion-act<br>Puck Magazine – Anti-Chinese Political Cartoons: https://thomasnastcartoons.com/tag/statue-of-liberty/<br>13th Amendment: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/13th-amendment<br>14th Amendment – Birthright Citizenship: https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiv<br>Reconstruction Amendments: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/intro.6-4/ALDE_00000388/<br>Mayor of New York v. Miln (1837): https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/36us102<br>The Passenger Cases (1849): https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/48/283/<br>Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857): https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dred-scott-v-sandford<br>Gerald Neuman – “The Lost Century of American Immigration Law”: https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/the-lost-century-of-american-immigration-law<br>Kevin Kenny – The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-problem-of-immigration-in-a-slaveholding-<br>republic-9780197580080<br>Gregory Ablavsky (Amicus Brief on Birthright Citizenship): https://law.stanford.edu/gregory-ablavsky/<br>Bethany Berger (Amicus Brief on Birthright Citizenship): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2610859<br>Trump v. CASA (Birthright Citizenship Case): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_8n59.pdf<br>Sovereign Citizens Movement: https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/sovereign-citizens-movement/<br><br></p>