United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1898-03-28

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Mr. Justice Gray, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The facts of this case, as agreed by the parties, are as follows : Wong Kim Ark was born in 1873 in the city of San Francisco, in the State of California and United States of America, and was and is a laborer. His father and mother were persons of Chinese descent, and subjects of the…

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