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"Section 1. 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."


A child born to a non permanent resident is not a citizen of the USA. That person and child are under the jurisdiction of their home country. However the citizenship laws WHICH ARE NOT PART OF the constitution contradict this by giving the right of permanent residency to the children and step children of citizens.


"""IMMIGRANT VISAS

IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR THE SPOUSE, PARENT, MINOR CHILDREN OR STEP-CHILDREN OF AMERICAN CITIZENS

The spouse, parent, minor children or step-children of American citizens are eligible for immediate relative immigrant visas."""

A citizen,over 21, Rudenski, has the right to go to a foreign country or marry a foreigner here and that makes the wife a permanent resident. It also allows all the above relatives, his children and step children to live here.

"""What do you and Lew suggest we do with my children, Ron? They are voting now and I can tell you for sure that they will not be voting for Ron Paul or anyone suggesting that they shold not have been given American citizenship."""

this is a straw man argument since rudenskis children and step children, have a legal right to be permanent residents, they can become citizens by following the appropriate procedures.

And America is one of the very few countries that has allowed, though without a constitutional amendment, birthright citizenship.

The fact that these immigrant visa laws are so generous allows for chain migration of the parents ,children,spouses of all immigrants who become citizens. Thus if 30 million illegals become citizens they could bring in their 60 million parents who could become citizens and bring in their parents. It really does happen.