Thread: Feds raid multiple alleged ‘Chinese birthing houses’ in maternity tourism scheme

Originally Posted by vistalad

Yep.

The people who wrote the Constitution and its amendments did not waste words. So when we want to know their intent, it's sometimes necessary to research their comments during debates. The "no allegiance" issue should be an easy one to settle, because people who are citizens of a foreign country owe allegiance to that country by definition. That doesn't mean that they like their government, just that they remain subject to it.

We may have to enact a law for the slow learners in the group, but that really should not be necessary. The people who wrote the Reconstruction Amendments - the 13th, 14th, and 15th - were clear about the 14th not pertaining to foreigners.
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Exactly. So why does the US Department of State issue passports to children born to foreigners? It makes no sense. I've always thought it was a practice devised by some clerk who didn't know any better, but why the superiors didn't stop and reverse it, is the big question. But in any event, these government agencies are too incompetent to be trusted with US citizenship, so we definitely need a law that prohibits it.

Originally Posted by Judy

Exactly. But in any event, these government agencies are too incompetent to be trusted with US citizenship, so we definitely need a law that prohibits it.

I think that this mess goes beyond mere incompetence, but a law clarifying the intent of the 14th Amendment's authors might be a good idea.
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Americans first in this magnificent country

American jobs for American workers

Fair trade, not free trade