A myth is born. Plyler v. Doe ruled citizenship for offspring of illegal aliens

No, says the Supreme Court. That trumps your Fox News propagandists.


Although the holding in Wong Kim Ark does not directly address children born to undocumented persons, any confusion on this issue was addressed in Plyler v. Doe (1982). The Supreme Court in Plyler also interpreted the relevance of the Fourteenth Amendment. However, the Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, rather than the Citizenship Clause. The Equal Protection Clause requires every state to afford equal protection of the laws “to any person within its jurisdiction.” The Court held in a 5-4 vote that Texas could not deny free public-school education to undocumented children.

However, the Citizenship Clause was still directly relevant to the Court’s holding in Plyler. Despite the 5-4 decision, all nine justices agreed that the Equal Protection Clause protects legal and illegal aliens alike. Importantly, all nine justices reached this conclusion precisely because illegal aliens are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S., no less than legal aliens and U.S. citizens. In the majority opinion, Justice William Brennan explicitly rejected the contention that undocumented persons are not within the jurisdiction of the United States.
Justice Brennan specifically cited the Citizenship Clause and the holding in Wong Kim Ark in reaching this conclusion. Therefore, when combined with the holding in Wong Kim Ark, the holding in Plyler confirms that undocumented persons are subject to U.S. jurisdiction under the Citizenship Clause, and therefore their children become United States citizens. These holdings continue to be good law to this day.

All you are giving me is the personal opinions of 5-7 individuals that rule over 350 million Americans

Instead of letting Congress decide you turned the problem over to 5 strangers
 
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."


"... and subject to the jurisdiction thereof..."

John A. Bingham, considered the architect of the 14th Amendment, remarks on the intended meaning of “jurisdiction” as it appears in the amendment:

“I find no fault with the introductory clause, which is simply declaratory of what is written in the Constitution, that every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen…” Congressional Globe, 39th Congress (March 9th,1866)


FACT: Congress has not exercised its Section 5 authority adopting appropriate legislation under the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to the offspring of illegal entrant foreign nationals born on American soil.

“Without the enforcement clause, the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment would be moot. This clause gives Congress the power to pass legislation with the goal of enforcing the Amendment. As a result, Congress has used this clause to ensure all Americans enjoy the rights outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment.” SOURCE

FACT: In 1924, Congress exercised its authority and adopted appropriate legislation extending birth right citizenship to Indians by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

FACT: To date there is no appropriate legislation or statutory law adopted by Congress granting citizenship to a child born on American soil to an illegal entrant foreign national.

FACT: Today nothing more than unwritten policy recognizes them as citizens upon birth.

FACT: The good news is, Trump can change that policy with a stroke of his pen.

See: Here’s how Pres. Trump can end Birthright Citizenship… scroll to “Using Administrative Authority”.

JWK


The whole aim of construction, as applied to a provision of the Constitution, is to discover the meaning, to ascertain and give effect to the intent of its framers and the people who adopted it.
_____HOME BLDG. & LOAN ASSOCIATION v. BLAISDELL, 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
 
"... and subject to the jurisdiction thereof..."

John A. Bingham, considered the architect of the 14th Amendment, remarks on the intended meaning of “jurisdiction” as it appears in the amendment:

“I find no fault with the introductory clause, which is simply declaratory of what is written in the Constitution, that every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen…” Congressional Globe, 39th Congress (March 9th,1866)


FACT: Congress has not exercised its Section 5 authority adopting appropriate legislation under the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to the offspring of illegal entrant foreign nationals born on American soil.

“Without the enforcement clause, the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment would be moot. This clause gives Congress the power to pass legislation with the goal of enforcing the Amendment. As a result, Congress has used this clause to ensure all Americans enjoy the rights outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment.” SOURCE

FACT: In 1924, Congress exercised its authority and adopted appropriate legislation extending birth right citizenship to Indians by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

FACT: To date there is no appropriate legislation or statutory law adopted by Congress granting citizenship to a child born on American soil to an illegal entrant foreign national.

FACT: Today nothing more than unwritten policy recognizes them as citizens upon birth.

FACT: The good news is, Trump can change that policy with a stroke of his pen.

See: Here’s how Pres. Trump can end Birthright Citizenship… scroll to “Using Administrative Authority”.

JWK


The whole aim of construction, as applied to a provision of the Constitution, is to discover the meaning, to ascertain and give effect to the intent of its framers and the people who adopted it._____HOME BLDG. & LOAN ASSOCIATION v. BLAISDELL, 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
You can't change the constitution with a pen.

And you can't change the words in said constitution.
 
All you are giving me is the personal opinions of 5-7 individuals that rule over 350 million Americans

Instead of letting Congress decide you turned the problem over to 5 strangers
The 14th Amendment decides.

And I gave you the intention of the author of the 14th Amendment.

Trump can't do jack shit.
 
The 14th Amendment decides.

And I gave you the intention of the author of the 14th Amendment.

Trump can't do jack shit.
And who decides what the 14th Amendment says?

5 unelected ambulance chasers
 
According to reality.
And the reality is:

FACT: Congress has not exercised its Section 5 authority adopting appropriate legislation under the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to the offspring of illegal entrant foreign nationals born on American soil.

“Without the enforcement clause, the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment would be moot. This clause gives Congress the power to pass legislation with the goal of enforcing the Amendment. As a result, Congress has used this clause to ensure all Americans enjoy the rights outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment.” SOURCE

FACT: In 1924, Congress exercised its authority and adopted appropriate legislation extending birth right citizenship to Indians by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

FACT: To date there is no appropriate legislation or statutory law adopted by Congress granting citizenship to a child born on American soil to an illegal entrant foreign national.

FACT: Today nothing more than unwritten policy recognizes them as citizens upon birth.

FACT: The good news is, Trump can change that policy with a stroke of his pen.

See: Here’s how Pres. Trump can end Birthright Citizenship… scroll to “Using Administrative Authority”.

JWK


The whole aim of construction, as applied to a provision of the Constitution, is to discover the meaning, to ascertain and give effect to the intent of its framers and the people who adopted it._____HOME BLDG. & LOAN ASSOCIATION v. BLAISDELL, 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
 
And the reality is:

FACT: Congress has not exercised its Section 5 authority adopting appropriate legislation under the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to the offspring of illegal entrant foreign nationals born on American soil.

“Without the enforcement clause, the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment would be moot. This clause gives Congress the power to pass legislation with the goal of enforcing the Amendment. As a result, Congress has used this clause to ensure all Americans enjoy the rights outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment.” SOURCE

FACT: In 1924, Congress exercised its authority and adopted appropriate legislation extending birth right citizenship to Indians by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

FACT: To date there is no appropriate legislation or statutory law adopted by Congress granting citizenship to a child born on American soil to an illegal entrant foreign national.

FACT: Today nothing more than unwritten policy recognizes them as citizens upon birth.

FACT: The good news is, Trump can change that policy with a stroke of his pen.

See: Here’s how Pres. Trump can end Birthright Citizenship… scroll to “Using Administrative Authority”.

JWK


The whole aim of construction, as applied to a provision of the Constitution, is to discover the meaning, to ascertain and give effect to the intent of its framers and the people who adopted it._____HOME BLDG. & LOAN ASSOCIATION v. BLAISDELL, 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
All bullshit
 
Here is the Congressional Record: https://www.14thamendment.us/articles/jacob_howard_on_14th_amendment_1866.gif

The sponsor of the 14th amendment (Jacob Howard) made it crystal clear that birthright citizenship was for everyone, excluding the children of foreign ministers and ambassadors for obvious reasons.


"This amendment which I have offered is simply declaratory of what I regard as the law of the land already, that every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States."


Trump can't do jack shit about it.

Yeah, again, I think that's misread.

This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States,

This will not include people who are foreigners 'comma' aliens 'comma' who belong......


That could be construed as an exclusionary to foreigners and aliens and children of ambassadors. If not, they would have said "....who are foreigners OR aliens, who belong to families...

Think about this, why would they specify ambassadors and such? What if the ambassador WANTED their child to be a citizen of the US, In a dual citizenship? This clause would forbid it, yet every other person is eligible to do it.

With the way the left looks at this, you have to agree to one of two things, either family separation is legitimate or we have no immigration laws. What you are advocating for is, anyone and everyone who can get across the border and have a baby, can bypass our immigration laws and become a citizen, and those who did cross illegally, if they can have a child here, while waiting the years it takes to have their asylum hearing, will automatically be granted "citizenship", because the left isn't going to allow them to be separated from their children and if children are separated, there will be lawsuits filed from here to eternity.
 
Well, something has to be done. Here's what's happening folks, the democrats are relying on the emotions of people saying "(gasp) you can't separate families! That's terrible, and you can deport citizens either, that's equally terrible!!" So what's left is illegals running across the border, giving birth, and hence the term "anchor baby" is born. That's not a bad word, it's just what it is.

Finding a loophole in the law is no excuse for breaking the law, and the continued breaking of the law.

So, "subject to the jurisdiction of" needs to be defined once and for all, because I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean "an exemption to our immigration laws and sovereign borders"
you can read United States v. Wong Kim Ark - Wikipedia
in the link embedded in the link
 
you can read United States v. Wong Kim Ark - Wikipedia
in the link embedded in the link

Everyone who is in the united states is required to obey US law. I can't think of anyone who is here who is allowed to freely break our laws, so, that explanation is kind of silly, wouldn't you think?

There would have been no need to include such a statement, unless there was a group of people here who are not required to obey our laws.

However, if that's the interpretation you believe in, then you must also support child separation. Otherwise, anyone that can get here and deliver a baby, would be able to bypass our immigration laws.
 
The reality is that having a US citizen child does NOT alter a parent's immigration status,
And why do you mention this to me?

As I correctly stated, the reality is:

FACT: Congress has not exercised its Section 5 authority adopting appropriate legislation under the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to the offspring of illegal entrant foreign nationals born on American soil.

“Without the enforcement clause, the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment would be moot. This clause gives Congress the power to pass legislation with the goal of enforcing the Amendment. As a result, Congress has used this clause to ensure all Americans enjoy the rights outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment.” SOURCE

FACT: In 1924, Congress exercised its authority and adopted appropriate legislation extending birth right citizenship to Indians by the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

FACT: To date there is no appropriate legislation or statutory law adopted by Congress granting citizenship to a child born on American soil to an illegal entrant foreign national.

FACT: Today nothing more than unwritten policy recognizes them as citizens upon birth.

FACT: The good news is, Trump can change that policy with a stroke of his pen.

See: Here’s how Pres. Trump can end Birthright Citizenship… scroll to “Using Administrative Authority”.
 

The Supreme Court opens the door for Trump to begin massive deportations on day one.​


Supreme Court Ruling Could Close Major Immigration Loophole, Cause Massive Shake-Up
In a decision on Bourfa v. Mayorkas, the court unanimously affirmed the secretary’s discretion to cancel approved immigration petitions “for what he deems to be good and sufficient cause” under 8 United States Code (USC) §1155, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivering the court’s opinion.
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Newsmax:​

Supreme Court Shuts Immigration Loophole on Sham Marriages

In a 12-page unanimous decision written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court ruled in Bouarfa v. Mayorkas that Congress granted under 8 U.S.C. §1154(b) the DHS Secretary “broad authority to revoke an approved visa petition at any time, for what he deems to be good and sufficient cause.” Such a revocation, Jackson wrote, is thus "in the discretion of " the agency and Section 1252 of the Immigration and Nationality Act “bars judicial review of

Trump and American citizens win. It’s a great day in America!

Let the happy dance begin
 

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