Post #36160 by albaby1 on the US Policy board

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Well, yeah. That's the crux of this entire thing: you're caught doing an illegal thing. You are in violation of the US criminal code. Why should children you have be afforded US citizenship, as the fruit of the illegal act?

Because that's what the Constitution says. The newborn didn't commit an illegal act, and the newborn shouldn't be deprived of their rights just because their parents did something wrong. And we decided a long time ago that anyone born here was entitled to be a citizen (as long as they're subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S.), and this baby clearly and unambiguously is. So we don't strip her of her rights.

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