Source: Reason
by Damon Root
“[US Senator Edgar] Cowen understood that the U.S.-born children of unpopular immigrants would become citizens if the Fourteenth Amendment was passed. Indeed, that understanding was a key reason why Cowen opposed the amendment in the first place. Needless to say, when both sides of such a dispute agree on the meaning of a constitutional provision, that real-time agreement provides valuable historical evidence about the provision’s original meaning. So, contra Trump, the text and history of the Fourteenth Amendment are clear: If a child is born on U.S. soil, and that child’s parents are not diplomats, foreign ministers, or invading foreign troops, then that child is a U.S. citizen at birth.” (05/14/25)
https://reason.com/2025/05/14/trumps-case-against-birthright-citizenship-is-a-constitutional-loser/