The Evolution of U.S. Citizenship | Why It Matters

Learn what it means to be a U.S. citizen throughout American history in this episode of Why It Matters, the history video series where the past is used to explain the present. Why It Matters host Malick Mercier interviews historian Dr. Mae Ngai about how and why citizenship requirements changed over time, including modern-day debates on citizenship for the Dreamers, young immigrant children brought here by their parents.