http://www.14thamendment.us/articles/anchor_babies_unconstitutionality.html
We well know how the courts and laws have spoken on the subject of
children born to non-citizens (illegal aliens) within the jurisdiction
of the United States by declaring them to be American citizens. But what
does the constitution of the United States say about the issue of
giving American citizenship to anyone born within its borders? As we
explore the constitutions citizenship clause, as found in the Fourteenth
Amendment, we can find no constitutional authority to grant such
citizenship to persons born to non-American citizens within the limits
of the United States of America.
We are, or should be, familiar with the phrase, "All persons
born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the States
wherein they reside." This can be referred to as the
citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, but what does "subject
to the jurisdiction" mean? Jurisdiction can take on different meanings
that can have nothing to do with physical boundaries alone--and if the
framers meant geographical boundaries they would have simply used the
term "limits" rather than "jurisdiction" since that was the custom at
the time when distinguishing between physical boundaries and reach of
law.
In other words, children of illegals are NOT citizens of America!! At least that was the original intent.
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