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To: DiogenesLamp

That’s always a possibility, but there have been lots of interevening years and Supreme Court ideological compositions to reverse U.S. v Wong Kim Ark.
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104 posted on 04/02/2015 12:01:08 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus (PALIN/CRUZ: 2016)
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To: Nero Germanicus
That’s always a possibility, but there have been lots of interevening years and Supreme Court ideological compositions to reverse U.S. v Wong Kim Ark.

"Wong" itself isn't necessarily wrong. It depends on how you apply it. The court ruled that the 14th amendment granted Wong citizenship, and that is not an irrational claim under the 14th amendment. Wong's parents were permanent residents (Denizens) when he was born, and he grew up in the United States.

He was not an "Anchor Baby". His parents may very well have chosen to naturalize and remain here, but for the fact that was prohibited by treaty.

Where "Wong" goes wrong is when people try to apply it outside of the very narrow scope that applied specifically to Wong. ~Permanent resident parents and born in the country. They were here legally, (legal denizens) and for long enough for him to grow to manhood.

Unfortunately courts subsequently decreed "anchor babies are citizens!" which is a stretch too far for "Wong", but misapplied precedent is hard to correct.

111 posted on 04/02/2015 1:24:11 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp
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