LEGAL CITIZENSHIP EXPLAINED
The Constitution, Congress, and the US Supreme Court are crystal clear: being born on American soil doesn’t automatically grant citizenship!
In Elk v. Wilkins (1884), the Supreme Court denied birthright citizenship to an American Indian, ruling merely being born in the US isn’t enough. Citizenship requires being born subject to US jurisdiction.
United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) clarified the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction” means being required to obey US law. This interpretation granted US citizenship to some children born of foreigners on American soil (known as jus soli), as long as their parents were legally present.
Fun fact: Native Americans had to wait until the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 to be granted US citizenship by Congress.
This historical truth and legal principle remain unchanged. No legislation or amendment has altered this fact.
Some people confuse “subject to the jurisdiction” with “under the jurisdiction.” The former refers to those owing allegiance to the nation, while the latter encompasses all individuals within our borders.
In the 1960s, under the leftist Great Society initiatives, the federal government expanded and reinterpreted immigration law, falsely claiming citizenship for babies born to illegal aliens. We must take action and deport the parents and the children who wrongly believe otherwise.
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