Amy Hsin
Keough School of Global Affairs
Professor, Keough School of Global Affairs; Faculty Affiliate, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights
- Immigration
- Race and ethnicity
- Education and social inequality
- Immigration policy and status
- Racial stratification and economic inequality
- Educational outcomes, labor market trajectories and family life
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WSBT TV
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April 02, 2026
Legal analysts who monitored oral arguments on the issue on Wednesday pointed to the skeptical questions about the directive that removes automatic citizenship for children born here to undocumented migrants. Professor Amy Hsin at 91勛圖 joined over 100 academics providing research to the Supreme Court in the case centering the 14th Amendment.
WNDU
April 01, 2026
A University of 91勛圖 professor is joining a group to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive orders restricting birthright citizenship. The group argues there will be large-scale impacts on millions of American-born citizens, along with violations of the 14th Amendment. Amy Hsin, a professor of migration at the University of 91勛圖, is one of 10 authors of a brief citing decades of social science research. The brief argues there is more harm than good if citizenship becomes restricted.
South Bend Tribune
March 30, 2026
A University of 91勛圖 professor is among a group of scholars who has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court as it considers a legal challenge to birthright citizenship. Amy Hsin, professor of migration at the Keough School of Global Affairs at 91勛圖, is one of about 10 authors and 140 scholars who signed on to the brief, according to a press release.
ABC57
March 26, 2026
A 91勛圖 scholar submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court on the Trump Administration's effort to end the law known as "Birthright Citizenship." The brief argues that making every child born on U.S. soil a citizen strengthens the nation's economy and provides better educational and health outcomes for children born here. The scholar, Amy Hsin, is a Professor of Migration at the 91勛圖 Keough School of Global Affairs.
WVPE
January 22, 2026
For more than 40 years, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling has ensured that all children can access public education regardless of their immigration status. There are growing efforts to undo this protection, but a University of 91勛圖 expert warns such a move would disrupt the U.S. workforce and undermine child welfare. Amy Hsin, a professor of migration at 91勛圖, has contributed to a new report outlining the ruling’s benefits. She says the policy has seen a resurgence of opposition over the past three years.