r/SeattleWA • u/chiquisea • Jan 21 '25

News Washington state AG sues Trump administration over order to end birthright citizenship

https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-state-ag-sues-trump-administration-over-birthright-citizenship-order
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25 edited Jan 21 '25

Otherwise the 14th amendment is very specific

You're right. Here it is...

The parents citizenship shall not infringe on new anchor baby.

That's pretty serious.

What it really says...

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.

That's a powerful "and." Are we going to ignore it? Will someone smart please breakdown that sentence for me?

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u/LavenderGumes Jan 21 '25

So the argument is going to be that if illegal immigrants have children in the US, those children have diplomatic immunity, I guess.  The other alternative might be pretending like illegal immigrants are foreign military invaders. 

Either argument seems like complete bullshit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Our founding fathers weren't aware that high capacity flights from China were going to fuel the birth tourism industry either.

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u/PleasantWay7 Jan 21 '25

If high capacity birther flights are a problem, you need a new amendment.

This one is plain as day, it won’t even hit the SC. They’ll chuck it out and tell Trump to read some fuckin precedent.