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To: Jim 0216
Its debatable if illegals even have birthright citizenship.

14th Admenmant author Sen. Jacob Howard of Michigan, expressly said:
“This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers.”
Original intent of the 14th Amendment

"The Court essentially stated that the status of the parents determines the citizenship of the child. To qualify children for birthright citizenship, based on the 14th Amendment, parents must owe "direct and immediate allegiance" to the U.S. and be "completely subject" to its jurisdiction. In other words, they must be United States citizens."
Justice Brennan’s Footnote Gave Us Anchor Babies
26 posted on 08/24/2015 4:39:16 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Kid Shelleen

There is a very strong case against illegal birthright citizenship.

The Left keeps misapplying the Ark case, where baby Ark was declared a U.S. citizen at birth, distinguished from the issue at hand because baby Arks parents were in the U.S. LEGALLY. Anything to confuse.

The case more on point is the earlier 1884 Elk v. Wilkins where an indian was denied citizenship at birth becasue his parents were not legal citizens. The Left tries to convolute this too.

The Left and Progressivism operates on confusion and lies.


37 posted on 08/24/2015 5:03:37 PM PDT by Jim W N
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