EXCERPT:
The history of birthright citizenship in the US
That exception has traditionally been interpreted to exclude foreign diplomats’ children, foreign enemies in hostile occupation or Native American children subject to tribal laws. But some say the children of noncitizens fall under that umbrella, too.
The 14th Amendment reads: “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.” It didn’t, however, always apply to everyone. It wasn’t until 1924, for example, that Congress granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S.
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