[Dane]

Section 1. 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.

Above is the first sentence of the 14 th amendment. That'a pretty clear language.

The best way to deal with the anchor baby problem is a new amendment.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

The key phrase is "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof"

In 1866, the author of the amendment Senator Jacob Howard wrote:

"This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors, or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons."

"Senator Howard wrote the addition phrase specifically because he wanted to make it clear that the simple accident of birth in the US is not sufficient to justify citizenship."

Sorry to disappoint Dane but you're wrong again as usual. Now, if you had a liberal Supreme Court no doubt they'd agree with you but this current one I suspect may not be so inclined.

[LadyNavyVet]

I'm not necessarily against a new amendment, but I have heard a Constitutional scholar on talk radio make the point that the "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" clause can be legitimately interpreted to exclude illegals, since they have not made themselves subject to US juridiction through the normally recognized channels of coming legally, announcing their presence to the authorities, abiding by US law, etc. IMO, a few more conservatives on the court could be all it takes to change the interpretation of the 14th.