BrokeLoser
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- Sep 9, 2016
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Right, the assumption being these “classes of persons” belong to native born, naturalized American parents or African slaves.If you read the Congressional Record (Wayback Machine) of the debate over citizenship at the time, the author of the amendment states quite plainly that birthright does not attach to children born to diplomats and that it does apply to "every other class of persons".
That was the AUTHOR of the amendment. "Every other class of persons".
See, the U.S. constitution is not an international document that extends to illegal Mexican nationals that break into our nation. It is a document framed for Americans by Americans.
The fact that you struggle with that is mind blowing.