Precedent had already been set in 1875 with Minor v. Happersett, but noooo, that wasn't good enough for the idiots of 1895.
buccaneer81,
You may already know about this, but in case you don’t, you may want to study this House Resolution and let your congressman know if you want it carried further.
It was introduced by Representative Steve King in January of 2011 but has not been put up for a vote as yet.
Summary
This bill would eliminate birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Current U.S. law automatically recognizes any person born on American soil as a natural born citizen. Under the bill, only children with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen, a legal permanent resident, or an undocumented immigrant serving in the military would be considered citizens.
HR 140 IH
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 140
To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 5, 2011
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, and Mr. WOODALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011’.
SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CERTAIN PERSONS BORN IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General- Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘(a) IN GENERAL- ’ before ‘The following’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘(b) Definition- Acknowledging the right of birthright citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th amendment to the Constitution, a person born in the United States shall be considered ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is—
‘(1) a citizen or national of the United States;
‘(2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States whose residence is in the United States; or
‘(3) an alien performing active service in the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code).’.
(b) Applicability- The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of the enactment of this Act.
Also see: http://okhenderson.com/2011/01/06/king-on-anti-anchor-baby-push/ for some additional comments from Congressman Steve King, Congressman Phil Gingrey, Congressman Gary Miller, and Congressman Rob Woodall.