[cuban leaf]

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

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Here is the thing: A newborn or infant child resides where his parents do. If a french couple on vacation has a baby in the US, so the couple, though visiting the US, resides in France, and they are subject to the jurisdiction of france, not the US. And if they are here illegally, they don’t legally reside here either. Being somewhere is not the same as residing there or being subject to the jurisdiction thereof.

Q.E.D.

[txrefugee]

In the past 15 years, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia have all revoked citizenship for children of illegal aliens. European countries have never had this stupid policy. Changing this pernicious practice in the USA is long overdue.

[Reno89519]

So simple, but Trump will have an uphill battle explaining this and why reset to clear or original interpretation after so many years of freely giving out citizenship to anchor babies.

Hey, retroactively, this removes citizenship from Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, and others. Even Little Marco?

[mlo]

"If a french couple on vacation has a baby in the US, so the couple, though visiting the US, resides in France, and they are subject to the jurisdiction of france, not the US"

A French couple on vacation in the US is subject to the jurisdiction of the US. Just like anyone else here. Subject to the jurisdiction means subject to the law, and visitors have to obey the law too.

[GOPJ]

Let’s say a Chinese child is born here - baby’s a citizen - then through ‘chain migration’ every other member of the family - parents, other children, grandparents, aunts, uncles etc. become American citizens.

There’s a business bringing Chinese mother’s to the United States to give birth. For the next 85 years we’re responsible for the child...