The 14th amendment is one of the most misquoted amendments in the Constitution . Liberals tend to use pick and choose the wording so it fits their view of how to read it. CHILDREN BORN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE CITIZENS is only half of the requirement to be born a citizen AND SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION THEREOF is the second part of the requirement. Congressional records clearly shows that the meaning of “ subject” in the 1860’s 14th amendment refers to the citizenship of the parents. Citizenship was denied to children of foreigners and aliens. The Supreme Court case of Wong Kim Ark (late 1800’s) allowed citizenship for children of parents who legally immigrated( sworn alligiance to ) to America but were not yet citizens.These children were considered Native Born Naturalized citizens. There is NO law or Constitutional amendment that grants citizenship to children of illegals. Immigration is a process that new citizens must go though in order for their children to be considered citizens. Crossing the border in the middle of the night to have a child on American soil IS NOT a Immigration process.
I need to go back and read some of the birther threads on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark case to refresh myself on what part of that has been used to support "anchor baby" citizenship.
I've read the explanations many times, but it's been a while, and the details escape me at the moment. Are you familiar with the 14th Amendment justifier for this?