Birthright citizenship is not a policy preference. It is a constitutional guarantee enshrined in the 14th Amendment, which affirms that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. This principle has stood for more than 150 years as a safeguard against discrimination, exclusion, and the creation of a permanent underclass. It is one of the clearest expressions of who we are as a nation.
Rev. Jackson fundamentally redefined our national politics. His historic 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns were revolutionary, registering millions of new voters and building an unprecedented Rainbow Coalition that brought together diverse communities—across race, class, and gender—to advocate for shared human rights priorities.
We condemn in the strongest terms any threats to usurp elections.
President and CEO Maya Wiley: “The Administration is deploying ICE and other agencies into our streets and communities - and it’s making us less safe."
WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after John C. Yang’s, president and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), testimony on the use of differential treatment in the census:
Unmasking Federal Agents: Demanding Transparency and Accountability