[Congressman Billybob]

No, your rewriting turns the Amendment on its head. As written, the Amendment requires two, separate qualifications to become a citizen at birth. Unlike modern law-writers, those of a century or two ago were very precise in their use of language.

John / Billybob

[CynicalBear]

Yep, gotta admit it when I’m wrong. After doing more study I admit that one does have to be born here and under the jurisdiction to be a citizen at birth.

But, that leads to a problem with your other assertion that they just make a law that illegal alliens are not under the jurisdiction without changing Article 14 doesn’t it? Seems if they are not subject to the laws of the United States we would have a whole set of additional problems.