[DoodleDawg]

But that is not what that qualifying phrase means. Its original meaning refers to the political allegiance of an individual and the jurisdiction that a foreign government has over that individual. The fact that a tourist or illegal alien is subject to our laws and our courts if they violate our laws does not place them within the political “jurisdiction” of the United States as that phrase was defined by the framers of the 14th Amendment.

So if non-citizens are not under the jurisdiction of the U.S. and their children cannot become citizens at birth then what is the status of the child in question? The obvious implication is that they are not a citizen. So if they continue to live in the U.S. but never go through the naturalization process then wouldn't that mean that their children could not be citizens either?

[xzins]

That’s the implication. That is why e-verify, controlled borders, visas, coasts, ports, etc. is so crucial.

E-Verify will criminalize any employer...and rightfully so, since they’ll be committing fraud in any number of ways — social security, pay, reporting, health benefits, ID, etc.