Birthright citizenship still exists until the existing laws are changed. We grant citizenship to the 300,000 children born to illegal aliens every year. They are entitled to all the benefits of citizenship, including US passports. This has been the practice for over 100 years.
There isn’t a law making them citizens. You’ve never understood that for some unknown reason.
Can you site the legislation passed in the early 1900’s that granted birthright citizenship?
>>>They are entitled to all the benefits of citizenship, including US passports. This has been the practice for over 100 years.<<<<
Not really, paraphrased and quoted from RedMen:
United States v. Wong Kim Ark is the only scotus case that has been deemed applicable. Ark was born to legal permanent residents in the USA. The Court ruled that birthright citizenship extended to all persons born in the U.S. regardless of the citizenship status of their parents excepting children born of diplomats and children of aliens born in territories occupied by foreign armies.
“The decision is silent with respect to children born to aliens here on temporary visa and to aliens who are here illegally. Indeed, while the decision can be viewed as covering everybody born here except for two exceptions, it is clear that it is assumed that the person born here is body politic of the country, subject to the same rights and responsibilities of citizens, being protected by and owing allegiance to the state. Children of parents who are here illegally or who are here only for the short time that their parents are here, cannot be presumed to be part of the body politic.”
“It wasn’t until the 1960s that illegal immigration and anchor babies became an issue in this country.... This is truly a novel issue and it would be good for the Supreme Court to have an actual case so the controversy can be resolved.”
This has been the practice for over 100 years.
Not 100 years only since ole Teddy Kennedy stuck his finger in the immigration issue in the 1960’s 1970’s. or about 40 years.