[Congressman Billybob]

There would be problems about applying such a law backwards, to children born before it went into effect. That’s why it needs to be done asap. Every day wasted is another crop of anchor babies, paid for my the taxpayers of California and San Diego, for instance.

John / Billybob

[William Terrell]

Yes.

I have an idea though. If the meaning of the jurisdiction clause in the 14th amendment were affirmed by court as a bar to illegal births, using whatever arguments to get that ruling, wouldn't that automatically remove the presumption of citizenship for all time, including the past?

If that phrase never meant to confer citizenship on illegal births then no illegal birth has ever been valid.

Does that hold water?