“2. Your assertion that ANY child born in the US is under US jurisdiction is ludicrous and falacious. The Court, in ARK, DISAGREED with you. The Court agreed with Calvins Case that a child [born in the US] of an enemy IS NOT a citizen.”
There was a post already in the thread which dealt with your argument. I fail to see the need to repeat the argument made (not by me), but by another poster as to why your interpretation of the Supreme court decision does not apply today.
“the Court HAS NEVER ruled on it and HAS NEVER ruled that illegal immigrants are enemies.”
And that, dear sir, ends your argument. Thanks for your post.
And that, dear sir, ends your argument. Thanks for your post.
Why don't you MAN-UP and copy my post AS WRITTEN?
And, while the Court asserted that children of enemies ARE NOT citizens, the Court HAS NEVER ruled on it and HAS NEVER ruled that illegal immigrants are enemies. On the other hand, the Court has ALSO NOT ruled illegal immigrants as friends.
You take 1/2 of my point to attempt to "justify" your rationalization. I could just have easily ONLY said:
"The Court has NOT ruled illegal immigrants as friends."
And THAT, dear sir, would end your argument, given your way of thinking.
BUT, NEITHER ONE of our assertions would be correct. Just because the Court HAS NOT ruled for one way DOES NOT make the opposite true - and vice versa.
The plain, simple fact is that the Court has NEVER had the question put before it [as evidenced in the article that is the subject of this thread]:
"A 19th-century Supreme Court precedent also backs that interpretation, though no Supreme Court case has yet dealt with the issue of offspring of illegal immigrant parents.
The CLOSEST the Court has come is in United States v. Wong Kim Ark [1898], where the SINGLE, SOLITARY, AND ONLY question resolved was whether a child born in the United States to LEGAL immigrants is a United States citizen under the 14th Amendment. And, the answer is yes.
BUT, the Ark Case DOES NOT encompass the status of a child born within the United States to ILLEGAL immigrants.
It remains to be decided by the Supreme Court.