Dem presidential candidate O'Malley on illegals - "Citizenship is a human right.”

[GHook93]

If you are born here you are an American, boys. And Texas, follow the damn law.

He's correct BTW.

"O’Malley said “denying birth certificates to US citizens is not only outrageous, it’s unconstitutional.”

“The 14th amendment of the US Constitution could not be clearer. It states that ‘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,’” he said. “The Texas Department of State Health services should cease this discriminatory and unconstitutional practice immediately. Citizenship is a human right.”"

The vast majority of countries don't provide citizenship for just being born the country.

The libs with an agenda completely miss the legislative intent of the clause- it was to protect the children of the newly freed slaves. However, the section of the clause specifically disallow non-citizens, which is "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Illegals are not subject to the jurisdiction and so their offspring shouldn't receive automatic citizenship.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

The libs with an agenda completely miss the legislative intent of the clause- it was to protect the children of the newly freed slaves. However, the section of the clause specifically disallow non-citizens, which is "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Illegals are not subject to the jurisdiction and so their offspring shouldn't receive automatic citizenship.

Yup - libs say the 14A gives citizenship to anyone born in america - except it doesn't say that. You must also be subject to american jurisdiction and if your mother is illegal then you are a subject of her country.