subject to the jurisdiction thereof

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.

"and subject to the jurisdiction thereof"

The important word is subject - who are they subjects of? Which would mean today - what country are they citizens of? Since kings and queens are mostly ceremonial these days.

That means children born to illegals are not Americans. Because what makes them illegal is that they are subjects of a different king/country/jurisdiction as are their children, no matter where they are born.

It is how we handle the children of ambassadors. The children of illegals should be handled no differently.










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