“....prevent the natural born children of illegal immigrants from obtaining citizenship.”
They can not be Natural born citizens as their PARENTS are not US CITIZENS.
Yet again weasel wording arguments!
That is why a constitutional amendment is needed. The 14th amendment states, “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.”
Born OR naturalized = automatic citizenship. Not “and”. There is no doubt that as it is in the constitution now, it is crystal clear all it takes to earn citizenship is to take your first breath on American soil.
The wording made sense back then because we basically had open borders and anyone on a ship could walk through the front door to try for a better life; this was a time when quick transportation was impossible so most of the problems we face on this issue are a byproduct of modern day technology.
Thus, the only way to fix it is a new amendment to the constitution. There is no other way to interpret the wording without being intellectually dishonest.