The 14th should not apply to people in the U.S. illegally.
>>The 14th should not apply to people in the U.S. illegally.<<
That might be the point — clarify it. Given the SCOTUS makeup it might fly.
If it flies, President Trump will go down as the greatest President since Lincoln (maybe since Washington).
But it does.
Indeed. The proof of that lies right in the first sentence...
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, "
If a person is first in violation of the laws within the jurisdiction of the United States, said person is not eligible to be a citizen. They should be detained, charged, tried, convicted and deported.
Back when this was onesy-twosy stuff this wasn’t considered such a grave matter.
Now that it is staggering the ability of the USA to assimilate, and openly warping the political process by being allowed a swaying hand in a major political party, it seems time to invoke a separate provision of the Constitution to “protect the states against invasion.”