http://www.historicaldocuments.com/14thAmendment.htm
The bill was authored by Sen. Jacob Howard.
As a Senator, Howard is credited with working closely with Abraham Lincoln in drafting and passing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery.
During Reconstruction Howard participated in debate over the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, arguing for including the phrase and subject to the jurisdiction thereof specifically because he wanted to make clear that the simple accident of birth in the United States was not sufficient to justify citizenship. Howard said: [The 14th amendment] 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 accredited to the government of the United States, but will include very other class of person
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_M._Howard
Jackpot baby ping.
My recollection: when I was in federal law enforcement during the 60’s there was an epidemic of foreign nationals coming here out the Caribbean countries, 1. marrying a US citizen to get a Green Card and then disappearing into the cesspool of NYC or 2. women getting pregnant, trying to obtain Green Cards on basis of child born in US.
It seems to me the INS regs then required they wait until the child was 18 years old before they could claim any legal US status.
It is time now to pass necessary laws stating clearly that children born of foreign nationals here illegally or temporarily on visas/work permits, not be granted US citizenship but remain citizens of the country where their parents were born.
Anyone on this network with congessional influence should find sponsors for such a bill and get it into the hopper asap.
If you wan't to be with your criminal parents...we'll help you immigrate to their home countries - to which they are being rightfully deported.
If you wan't to be with your criminal parents...we'll help you immigrate to their home countries - to which they are being rightfully deported.
One can always hope that it ends up in the courts and a more sane interpretation of the 14th is rendered.
Well, one can always hope. Just don’t hold your breath.
``If we don’t do something, there’s going to be massive deportations and separations of families.’’
Let’s hope so.
Why would anybody think this is any more valid an argument than could be made for any other criminal ? It’s like saying, “You can’t send a father to jail for robbing a bank ! You’d be separating him from his family ! A child’s right to have their father present is more important than the right of the state to punish the crime of bank robbing !”
Pathetic.
It’s the Children’s Crusade!!!!
Perhaps I'm thinking of a Circuit Court ruling.
I refuse to let my tax dollars go to support people who are in this country illegally.
ping
What good is an anchor baby if you don’t get him out there hustling some stupid liberals for you?
*Sniffle*
This is just so heart rending
All these poor little childrens, victims of the mean Americans and their stupid, iggorant laws
*Sob*
*Boo Hoo*
*Sniffle Sniffle Blubber*
Yawn....more illegal alien sob stories and baby waving
I’m sick to death of illegal invaders who drop babies to hold up as human shields against deportation!
Does this come under child abuse?
if I dragged 6y00 childfren to DC in order to attempt to influence Congress and/or the Supreme Court unduly, I think I would be charged with something...
The illegal alien problem concerns adults and adult criminal behavior...prior to the birth od the children...
I would hope theuy not onlt do no0t have any standing in the courts..but that they will be severely censored for manipulating innocent children..
But if this case is heard by the SCOTUS...What a chance to revisit the 14th Amendment, and reverse the decision that has caused the amendment to be used to give birth-right American citizenship to the children of illegal aliens who do not “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” of the United States...the very ones who were among those excluded by the original provisions and intent...
Yep, that's sure a winning argument.
“It’s going to be all children, pure like a song of angels,’’ Sandigo said. ``We want the justices to put their hand on their hearts and over their consciences and understand that this country isn’t protecting the most fragile American citizens.”
Does she intend to go to DC to argue for the millions of unborn REAL American babies?
No? Then dont waste your time lady...
The unborn American babies are the only “most fragile American citizens” “that this country isn’t protecting”
They have found the soft point in most Americans heart.
We had better think of a strategy to counter this. It will be a hard one to counter.
Actually, the place for those kids to complains is at the kitchen table in front of Mom or Dad or whomever brought them over illegally into the United States and is inconveniencing their lives.
how about taxpayers rights?