There can be no perfect interpretation of the Citizenship Clause. But there is a best one: A child is born “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States when his or her parents are in allegiance to the US—either US citizens or non-diplomat foreigners from friendly countries legally in the United States.
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What makes this issue so difficult is that all the major positions have evidence to support them.
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Our research on state war powers and on allegiance clearly points to an answer on whether the U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants are “birthright citizens”
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This two-part essay is a primer on the longest amendment ever adopted—the 14th.
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Claims on both sides that the Constitution or case precedent clearly answer this question are not accurate.
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This is a corrected version of an article originally appearing at the American Thinker website. It is the third of
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