“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,
All person 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.”
169 U.S. 649
United States v. Wong Kim Ark (No. 18)
Argued: March 5, 8, 1897
Decided: March 28, 1898
Whether you or I like it or not, millions of anchors rely on this SCOTUS decision and the 14th Amendment. I most certainly don’t like it and it must change, but here we are. Thank God we have a president that will take up this flaw in common sense.
Wong got it WRONG. Besides, the courts don’t have the power of naturalization only congress does.