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To: ml/nj
there were people born in the United States who were not granted citizenship (Dred Scott was one.)

Indians

68 posted on 01/27/2012 12:00:08 PM PST by itsahoot (You are no longer a person, you are now a Unit when you need health care.{)
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To: itsahoot
Indians

I didn't say Dred Scott was the only one. But I must say I'm not sure the 14th Amendment was intended to apply to Indians born on their reservations. These reservations, at least for a while, were not considered US soil.

ML/NJ

95 posted on 01/27/2012 3:35:09 PM PST by ml/nj
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