Wong Kim Ark’s parents weren’t illegal immigrants. Trump is talking only about the children of illegal immigrants who shouldn’t be here and broke the law to do so.
Exactly. Wong’s parents were legal immigrants. He was born here, had worked in the US before, had many references. He was never “undocumented.”
Yeah, this is apples and oranges. Children born on US soil of citizens and LPRs (”legal permanent residents”), like Wong Kim Ark, should be citizens. Children of illegals and persons here on tourist visas shouldn’t be. But I’m dubious that Trump can get it to stick in court. What the law should be and what it is aren’t always the same.