Think of what it means to be a "Subject" of the King. It means that within his domain of people, you are considered one of them. You claim nationality to his group, and that nation lives on his territory. Thus you are under his jurisdiction as one of his nationals. This travels with you too (this is a key point).
Since in the United States the People are Sovereign, the equation is inverted in terms of who is in charge. But the meaning is the same: a "Subject" is one who is subject to nation and its rules: this travels with you. You're a member of a club - and that little blue passport is your proof.
So that is where the redundancy came in. The first line established territorial jurisdiction, the second defined national jurisdiction - or just simply nationality.
You can read the brief here: Hamdi Merits Brief and a discussion of the whole thing here: Excerpt from View From The Right.
The Wong Kim Ark case was used to legitimize illegal alien birthright citizenship by the State Department, but it has never actually been brought to court in this context. Ark dealt with the children of lawful resident aliens, not unlawful. The extension of this right to unlawful residents is a breathtaking leap wholly unwarranted, although some of the reasoning in Ark could lead to such a conclusion.
But it makes no sense. In any logical construction, no nation would extend the right to make citizens to aliens in the country illegally - that right is reserved to the nation itself.
But this is what we have been doing: letting the illegals decide who the future Americans will be by blessing their children with citizenship.
When did we vote to let people who aren't in the club decide who the people in the club would be?
Thanks for the reply and references, I will read them carefully when I have more time.
I like how you point out that we have shifted the decision of citizenship away from the State to the illegal aliens themselves. Incredible, but true.
The whole idea of “anchor babies” is bizarre, and a clear political ploy by the Democrats to literally create dependent, reliable voters and exhaust the economy of the country at the same time. It’s flat-out evil.
Maybe we could restrict voting rights for ALL immigrants to people who have actually been citizens for at least 18 years, since that’s how long a natural born citizen has to wait to vote. That would put a huge crimp in the Democrat expectation of voting results from their imported “citizens.”