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To: EternalVigilance
Wrong.

Uh, no. Any child born in America is an American citizen.

399 posted on 03/30/2006 8:16:56 PM PST by sinkspur (Things are about to happen that will answer all your questions and solve all your problems.)
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To: sinkspur
Any child born in America is an American citizen.

How many times do you have to repeat that falsehood to make it into a truth?

"...unless the child of an ambassador or other diplomatic agent of a foreign state, or of an alien enemy in hostile occupation of the place where the child was born."

U.S. v. WONG KIM ARK, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)


420 posted on 03/30/2006 8:21:21 PM PST by Mojave
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To: sinkspur
Really?

Common misconception, but inaccurate.

The children of foreign heads of state, and children of foreign diplomats do not obtain USA citizenship.

And the intent of those who passed the 14th Amendment was never that aliens, especially illegal aliens, should receive citizenship either.

"All persons 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."

426 posted on 03/30/2006 8:22:07 PM PST by EternalVigilance (www.usbordersecurity.org)
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