Ending Birthright Citizenship Is Constitutional

President Trump says that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution does not require universal birthright citizenship and he is right. Here’s why.

[Chris-jmzk]

2.37 billion dollars a year for a misinterpretation of the 14th!

[InspiredTeach]

The children of foreign nationals born here retain the right to redress their grievances against the USA through their own national embassies. They also remain subject to be called back to their home nation for military service and other reasons depending on their natural citizenship. They are NOT subject to the full "jurisdiction" of the USA. Nor are they bound in any way to protect, preserve, and defend our Constitution.

[wmpmacm]

Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and Other Rights
"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." Folks, it is not ambiguous.

[christopher]

You should provide a transcript of this simple explanation as well so people could share it for further distribution.

[hach]

Think about how ridiculous it sounds for a tourist to travel to another country for vacation, give birth in that country, and the newborn baby of said tourist is now considered a citizen of that country that the parent has no allegiance to. Does that even sound right? Make it make sense please.

[CSGATI]

Kids belong with the parents not a country.

[beautifulmind]

This makes complete sense. I always wondered why people from countries that are in tumultuous relationships with America would be citizens here. Made no sense, how could they ever feel bonded to the US against their home? They DON'T! And many times they go back "home" when the US is at war even though they've joined the US military.

[tammielynne]

Parent must have established ; permanent residence and domicile. Niether of can established with out a permanent legal statue.

[fishbone]

The 1898 case USA v. Wong Kim Ark hinged almost entirely on the phrase " "subject to the jurisdiction thereof"/ The SCOTUS majority concluded that this meant being required to obey US law. On that basis they interpreted the language of the Fourteenth Amendment in a way that granted U.S. citizenship to children born of foreigners

You may disagree with the Ark decision, but you can't call it "wrong".

[SagiFireSirena]

Subject to the Jurisdiction means that a US court can hear and decide a case on the person or situation. (Subject to the Jurisdiction of the state of birth)
This video isn’t telling the truth.
Google or yahoo what jurisdiction means y’all.
How we feel about this doesn’t matter. We should make decisions about things with the truth.

[leonabarkell]

If the parents came in illegally, they did not place themselves under the jurisdiction of the US.

[DanielGautschi-jc]

If a child's parents came here illegally, and had a child, and then tried to get that child citizenship, wouldn't that be unlawful enrichment? They're getting something of value because they broke the law.

All Asians and other foreigners who are birth tourist anchors and not the citizens of united states and will be deported..
you just need to wait and see...

[thomascourtien]

I have never seen a birth certificate that lists the status of the baby's parents. So, a baby of immigrant parents born in Hartford CT will have an American birth certificate.

[joanivelazquezroman]

If you break the law and enter ilegal then why should your children be citizens this needs to change. End birthrights to illegal entry parents. We follow the law they should too.

[xoxak]

So far the best explanation about the ' birthright citizenship'.

[michaelvincent]

My wife’s god daughter found this out when she tried to get a job requiring a clearance which she thought she would be able to do because she was born here. However, she is the child of a Paraguayan diplomat and therefore was not a citizen by birth. She is currently studying here on a student visa but will need to get an immigration or work visa if she wants to get a job in this United States after graduation.

[Nimish]

That's originalism. Most advocates of birthright citizenship aren't originalists.

[jasonwilliams]

It should never have heen misconstrued as being legal or right in the first place!

[joedellinger]

The people who wrote the 14th amendment knew exactly what they were doing. After slavery was ended, at such great cost in American blood, they did not want a new class of exploitable people with no rights to be created to replace them. They knew that the Southern states would try to selectively withhold citizenship to create just such a class. Southern states were forced to approve the 14th amendment at gunpoint.

And here you are back trying again. I am sure your ultimate goal is to make it retroactive. How many millions of long-established American citizens do you propose to render stateless? Those people were born here, raised here, and imbibed American ideals. They will not let their rights be stripped away without a fight.

You lost in 1865. Deal with it.