i seriously doubt you're capable of thinking.
nobody has claimed that those born here to parents acting as official representatives of another nation are citizens. it's just that those exceptions are so rare as to be inconsequential to the general discussion.
Actually, the children of diplomats ant diplomatic staff is a growing problem since they are getting birth certificates and then they later come back claiming to be US citizens.
And if it proves a legal point it is not inconsequential, idiot.
Really how much of a growing problem? I certainly believe it can happen- since birth certificates don't ask whether the parent is a diplomat- but a 'growing problem'?
How many of these children are a 'problem'
5?
10?
82?
Give us some numbers about this 'problem'
I havent seen any numbers, only reports that say it is a growing problem.
"While there are differences of opinion as to who is entitled to claim U.S. citizenship under the Citizenship Clause, there is one thing that everyone engaged in the debate agrees on: Children born to foreign diplomats are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and are not to be granted U.S. citizenship."
"Despite this agreement, and despite Congress’s clear intent to not create a completely universal and automatic birthright citizenship policy, today’s application of the Citizenship Clause is so lax that the United States has a
de facto universal birthright citizenship policy that denies U.S. citizenship by birth to no one, including children born to foreign diplomats. Supporters of the status quo argue that critics of the current application and interpretation of the Citizenship Clause are attempting to “rewrite” or “decimate the 14th Amendment,”
5 which suggests that such supporters believe the Citizenship Clause is actually functioning (i.e., actually barring some people from acquiring U.S. citizenship through birth). In reality, the limiting language in the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause has been effectively rendered a nullity as a result of a lack of regulations aimed at birth certificate and SSN issuance. If anyone is attempting to rewrite the Citizenship Clause, it is arguably those who seek to avoid any discussion of the current state of the 14th Amendment."
"A discussion about the application of birthright citizenship is necessary if the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause is to retain any legal effect. This
Backgrounder illustrates how all entities involved in the birthright citizenship process — (1) the National Center for Health Statistics; (2) hospitals and state health agencies; (3) the Social Security Administration; (4) the Department of State; and (5) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — are failing to prevent grants of U.S. citizenship to children born to foreign diplomats, effectively erasing the limiting language found in the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause."
Birthright Citizenship for Children of Foreign Diplomats?
