I wish he had said something along the lines of, “That’s not the right question, Megyn. Birthright citizenship to children of people here illegally was a mistake based on a misinterpretation of the 14th, written only in a footnote to another Supreme Court decision. I will ask Congress to clarify the 14th, as they have the power to do, and end birthright citizenship for children of people who are not in the U.S. legally. That will solve the problem.”
People like to quote U.S. vs. Wong Kim Ark as precedent for birthright citizenship for illegals, but from what I’ve read, it simply doesn’t apply. The guy in question, Ark, a Chinese-American citizen (by our present standards) was born to Chinese people who were not U.S. citizens but who WERE here LEGALLY. And that is a huge difference. To my knowledge, the Supreme Court has never directly ruled that a child born to people who were here ILLEGALLY is a citizen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Wong_Kim_Ark