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That seems to be in harmony with the Wong Kim Ark case.
U.S. Supreme Court
United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)
Decided March 28, 1898
Syllabus
A child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States, by virtue of the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution,
