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The Case Against Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional and National Imperative
Donald Trump’s executive order banning so-called “birthright citizenship” was immediately (though temporarily) blocked by a Federal judge, who called it “blatantly unconstitutional”.
Because they aren’t. So why are the children of people who’ve entered the country illegally?
The principle of birthright citizenship, as it is currently interpreted in the courts, poses a significant and growing threat to the nation’s sovereignty, social cohesion, and long-term stability. The idea that mere birth on U.S. soil, regardless of parental allegiance, automatically confers American citizenship is not only a misreading of the 14th Amendment but a dangerous policy that has been exploited for decades.
and,
The current misinterpretation of birthright citizenship stems from a deliberate distortion of the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. The amendment states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” The key phrase, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” has been twisted over time to mean anyone physically present in the country at birth. But this was never the intent of the amendment.
As constitutional scholar John C. Eastman has argued, “subject to the jurisdiction” was meant to exclude those who owed allegiance to foreign nations. This understanding is reinforced by the historical context in which the amendment was drafted. Its primary purpose was to grant citizenship to freed slaves, who had been wickedly denied it by the slave states, and later nationally under the infamous Dred Scott decision.
plus this,
Don’t believe me? Here’s what the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website has to say:
A person born in the United States to a foreign diplomatic officer accredited to the United States is not subject to the jurisdiction of United States law. Therefore, that person cannot be considered a U.S. citizen at birth under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Wait, what?! Did they just say that if you’re not “subject to the jurisdiction of United States law” then the citizenship provision of the 14th Amendment doesn’t apply to you?
Why yes. Yes they did. And this isn’t a new thing: it’s always been the law.
So what does that tell us about people who are not only foreign citizens, they’re actually here illegally? If someone trespasses in your house, do their children automatically gain partial ownership of it? The very idea is absurd.
RTWDT.
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