I am still not clear how “OFFSPRING of people who entered the United States illegally fail the “good moral character” requirement.”
Both the illegal parents and their offspring in the US clearly are subject to Parking laws, misdemeanor laws, felony laws, murder laws.
Unlike those with a tourist or temporary visa ... or diplomats... the illegals have not (to the US) sworn anything.
The others are here by permission of the United States.
Illegal entrants did not seek, nor did they gain, permission to enter.
Adherence to laws is not "subject to the jurisdiction." In other US Code, that is called "within the jurisdiction of," which is a lesser statement.
My point is that it cannot be the policy of the United States that people who meet less rigorous criteria can offspring a citizen, while naturalized citizens must go through the naturalization process.
Getting a parking ticket is not a warrant to produce a citizen.
-PJ