• ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    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.

    Something tells me the supreme court is gonna try to twist this part (in bold).

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      If children of undocumented immigrants aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction thereof”, that means they can commit any crime they can get away with. If they get caught, the government can’t do anything to them except deport them.

      Anyone born in the US who has been jailed for a crime, forced to apply for a driver’s license, or forced to pay at least one cent of income tax is “subject to the jurisdiction thereof”.

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      If you noticed, trump and Co have been calling illegal immigrants ‘invading aliens’ to make it seem as if they are an invading force and not qualified for birthright citizenship.