High-minded arguments over a ‘birthright citizenship’ concept is a smokescreen.

Stop the parsing of the 14th amendment reference to ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ phrase; it doesn’t speak to the basic issue – RULE of LAW is foundational to the Constitution.

It doesn’t matter how many different interpretations of the 14th amendment are made.

Basic rule-of-law principles negate the ‘legal’ passing on of stolen goods to offspring.

As noted in a previous blog, American citizenship is an item of value.

To claim such an item can be stolen by illegal act (U.S. entry) is the same as claiming a stolen car or the crown jewels can be passed on – by the thieves – to their offspring.

The idea that such a possibility can be legal is ridiculous.

That which is illegally obtained cannot be legally inherited.

PERIOD.

FULL.STOP.