I agree with all that.
But it does not matter.
At some point, a court case will come before the US Supreme Court and nine people will look at the legal language, and weigh all the precedent and then they will make an arbitrary decision that makes them feel good about themselves.
Until that happens, it’s all idle speculation which cannot achieve a darn thing.
RE: At some point, a court case will come before the US Supreme Court and nine people will look at the legal language, and weigh all the precedent and then they will make an arbitrary decision that makes them feel good about themselves.
You heard it here first. Those who will decide in favor of birthright citizenship for children of illegals will be:
Kagan
Sotomayor ( just look at the family name )
Breyer
Ginsburg
Kennedy ( Mr. Gay Marriage himself )
Roberts ( Mr. Obamacare himself ).
RESULT: 6-3
You know, the statement “At some point, a court case will come before the Supreme Court...” makes it sound like the 14th Amendment hasn’t been before the Supreme Court already. In fact, it went before the Supreme Court in 1898 (US vs. Wong Kim Ark). The Court ruled that a child born in the United States was a citizen, regardless of the nationality of his or her parents. That’s been the law in this country for the last 117 years.