Did you know that every Senator and Rep in the 39th Congress who wrote and ratified the amendment - every one of them who spoke (it was written in the Congressional Globe of 1866 -67 -68) - insisted that citizenship would NOT be granted to children born to aliens?
Why did they keep repeating it? Because so many in Congress voiced outrage that the wording might be interpreted to grant citizenship to babies born to aliens.
How could the Extreme Court think the Congress meant to grant citizenship to tiptoe-in-the-shadows illegals and deny to kids of known representatives of friendly governements? They HAD the record, read what had been said, but indicated they were not allowed to consider it. The minority opinion insisted they DID have the power to consider extraneous writings if they clearly explained the intent of the law.
2007-01-18
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