Wong applies to persons who are U.S. citizens by being born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Right... which illegal aliens AREN'T!
Plyler v. Doe clearly states that illegal aliens are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Of course their children- the ones born here and born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are citizens.
*sigh* Plyler was about due process rights! You have due process rights on the basis of being a human being.
A Texas statute denying free public education to undocumented immigrants violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, because discrimination on the basis of illegal immigration status did not further a substantial state interest. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.
The case has nothing to do with birthright citizenship. It was a 5-4 decision that, in my opinion, was judicial overreach. That was also the dissenting opinion because this was the job of Congress. You cling to a footnote in the majority opinion, which wasn't the basis of the case.
Plyler v. Doe clearly states that illegal aliens are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Of course their children- the ones born here and born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are citizens.
Because the 14th Amendment requires only two things:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States