[unfortunately a bluestater]

The 14th Amendment says: "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."

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I didn't realize it until I read "Alien Nation" by Peter Brimelow but, even though this amendment was passed after the Civil War to stop Southern states from denying slaves the full rights of citizens, the wording was general enough that it has been construed to mean that any child born in the US is a citizen, even if the mother is a foreigner and even if she is just passing through.

[conservative physics]

the courts have decided that the constitution only means what it says if it helps destroy the country!