Travelin' Fools

My opinion: While an individual here on a green card (lawful permanent resident) is under U.S. territorial jurisdiction, this status does not automatically confer political rights or obligations, such as citizenship or the right to vote. For example, a foreign student studying in the U.S. is subject to American laws during their stay but does not gain citizenship simply by being present in the country. This distinction is critical in discussions about the citizenship status of children born to non-citizen parents, as it highlights that mere physical presence does not equate to citizenship. A person with a green card is considered to be "subject to the Territorial but not to the full political" jurisdiction of the United States. Therefore, if a green card holder gives birth to a child in the United States, that child is not a US Citizen at birth under the 14th Amendment. The parents' allegiance to another country negates the child's citizenship, as the child is born within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States and subject to its laws but does not hold full political loyalty. Not to mention the fact that a baby has no ability to consent to the full political jurisdiction of the United States. Anyone claiming the 14th amendment grants birthright citizenship to children of illegal aliens is either ignorant of history or intentionally misrepresenting the facts. The debates in Congress at the time of the amendment's drafting prove this beyond any shadow of a doubt. Senator Jacob Howard, the amendment's primary author, explicitly stated that it would not include foreigners, aliens, or children of ambassadors - only those fully subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Senator Edward Cowan echoed this, saying a foreigner in the U.S. has legal protections but is not a citizen. Senator Jacob Howard, who was instrumental in drafting the amendment, explained the concept in 1866: “Every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States. This has long been a great desideratum in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country.” The authors could not have foreseen today's immigration issues - they were focused on one thing and one thing only: to address the injustices of the Dred Scott decision (1857) and the obligation to guarantee citizenship to freed slaves. It was not written nor meant to apply to individuals temporarily in the U.S. or unlawfully present.

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