Comments by "No Fate But What We Make" (@SonoftheAllfather) on "Trump Considers Ending Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order: My Thoughts" video.

  1.  Steve Slade  That's because the nations established in the Americas were colonial, and therefore legally set up for mass immigration. Our economic structure and our welfare state no longer allows us to sustain that type of immigration, and that is obvious.
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  2. From my understanding, the misinterpretation is in the part of the clause that says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof " Foreign nationals are not subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. The 14th implies jus sangunius naturalization i.e. your parents are citizens i.e. you're subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
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  3. Lots of neocons denouncing this of course. Tweet from Bob Hugin, Republican candidate from New Jersey "The President is wrong to end #BirthrightCitizenship. I took an oath to defend the Constitution including the 14th Amendment. We’re a nation of immigrants made better by the diversity of its people, especially in NJ. We need compassionate comprehensive immigration reform now. -BH" >Muh nation of immigrants >Muh diversity is our strength >Muh compassionate immigration reform
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  4.  @Mrko3ak2020  It can be overturned by a SCOTUS decision. The 14th is open to legal interpretation.
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  5.  @Mrko3ak2020  It is less ambiguous, but I think the part that's up for interpretation is firstly, the spirit/context of the law i.e. the law was designed to grant slaves citizenship, not establish unrestricted jus soli naturalization. Also in the wording of the citizenship clause that states "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." To some, this implies that the person cannot be subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign country. If the parents are citizens of Mexico, their offspring is also a citizen of Mexico i.e. subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign country.
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  6. Lots of neocons denouncing this of course. Tweet from Bob Hugin, Republican candidate from New Jersey "The President is wrong to end #BirthrightCitizenship. I took an oath to defend the Constitution including the 14th Amendment. We’re a nation of immigrants made better by the diversity of its people, especially in NJ. We need compassionate comprehensive immigration reform now. -BH" >Muh nation of immigrants >Muh diversity is our strength >Muh compassionate immigration reform
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  7. Lots of neocons denouncing this of course. Tweet from Bob Hugin, Republican candidate from New Jersey "The President is wrong to end #BirthrightCitizenship. I took an oath to defend the Constitution including the 14th Amendment. We’re a nation of immigrants made better by the diversity of its people, especially in NJ. We need compassionate comprehensive immigration reform now. -BH" >Muh nation of immigrants >Muh diversity is our strength >Muh compassionate immigration reform
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  8.  Steve Slade  Gotcha. Yes, it is most of the countries in North and South America.
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