That’s truly interesting.
They seem to have willfully ignored it.
In a way there was reason to do so. Unless it was the language of the statute that passed and was signed by the President, it has no force of law. When one is grasping at originalist straws like we do, it seems compelling evidence of intent.
I don't see Fuller doing as you suggest. That opinion is worth the read. He likened birthright citizenship akin to a press gang in that citizenship entails obligations not entered into voluntarily by either the person or his/her progenitors.