On February 25, 2025, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss the issue of President Trump’s Executive Order 14160, which attempts to gut the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship.
Babies and children, regardless of their citizenship status of their parents, who are born in the USA are “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” Children born in this country have no other government they are subjected to, except for the children of foreign diplomats and their families. They are under another country’s authority, tax system, and laws.
Thought you might be interested in checking out our episode about birthright citizenship featuring scholar Cristina Rodriguez from Yale and Rod Martin, fellow Substacker. https://thedisagreement.substack.com/p/birthright-citizenship
You pretend it is clear.
Babies and children, regardless of their citizenship status of their parents, who are born in the USA are “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” Children born in this country have no other government they are subjected to, except for the children of foreign diplomats and their families. They are under another country’s authority, tax system, and laws.