The 14th Amendment was written right after the Civil War to secure citizenship for freed slaves, not to hand it to children of people here illegally.
Congressional Globe 1866 debate on 14th Amendment (Jacob Howard quote): https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcg.html (search May 30, 1866) Ignoring the clear words of the man who introduced it turns the Constitution into whatever judges want it to be. Fixing birthright citizenship requires Congress or a new amendment because courts keep expanding it beyond original intent. Official transcript from …
