American citizens are not required to have visas to come to or be in the United States.
Seems to me the law already assumed for more than a century that children born to foreigners in this country were not citizens.
What's been lacking is ENFORCEMENT by State Department.
‘Bout time!!!
“Every Person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. 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 Jacob Howard,
co-author of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, 1866.
Hmmm, the constitution seems pretty clear to me:
“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.”
No illegals = no anchor babies. Therein lies the ENFORCEMENT problem.
And just because the kids are citizens doesn’t mean we have to allow the parents to become citizens or stay in this country. Strip the parents of any legal rights for endangering their children, put these kids up for adoption, and deport the parents back to their country of origin.
Do this a few times and, believe me, the word will get around and the practice will end.
“People in the US on visas are required to add a child born to them in this country to their visa immediately. Seems to me the law already assumed for more than a century that children born to foreigners in this country were not citizens.”
That’s how I read the law, as well.
I did not know that. Thanks for the info!