It says that in the Wong Kim Ark, 14th Amendment case. And that's the meaning of the "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" phrase. As the comments made at the time of the adoption of the amendment make clear, it was not meant to make a citizen of the child of every person who happened to wander into the U.S, and give birth. That phrase explicitly excludes those who are here as employees of a foreign power, such as diplomats. It also excludes tourists, whose loyalty is to their own country, not the U.S.
RINO is the term for that rare Republican who puts country above party.
Right wing = lie, lie, and lie some more.
"When I am president I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to play golf" Donald J. Trump, world class snake oil salesman and compulsive golfer August 2016
The definition of "racist" as "anyone who is white" is itself racist.
Originally Posted by Colin Powell
RINO is the term for that rare Republican who puts country above party.
Right wing = lie, lie, and lie some more.
"When I am president I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to play golf" Donald J. Trump, world class snake oil salesman and compulsive golfer August 2016
The definition of "racist" as "anyone who is white" is itself racist.
Originally Posted by Colin Powell
RINO is the term for that rare Republican who puts country above party.
Right wing = lie, lie, and lie some more.
"When I am president I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to play golf" Donald J. Trump, world class snake oil salesman and compulsive golfer August 2016
The definition of "racist" as "anyone who is white" is itself racist.
Originally Posted by Colin Powell
It is not a misapplication. There is no exception made for the children of tourists or illegal aliens born in the U. S. either in the 14th or current federal law. Any exceptions are included in current U. S. citizenship laws and it defines who is included as children of foreign diplomats. Originally it also included Indians but that was changed by federal law in 1924(?). Otherwise, any child born in the U. S. is a citizen.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401
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