Birthright Citizenship - Open Question
One of the key arguments regarding birthright citizenship is based on the United States versus Wong Kim Ark SCOTUS opinion.
Some argue that this Supreme Court case unambiguously states that it is only children of a very narrow class of parents, such as diplomats and foreign invading soldiers, that would be excluded from birthright citizenship. This is the argument most commonly heard by Democrats and the mainstream media. This is a specious argument.
In the Supreme Court ruling the Court DEFINES the question being addressed to the citizenship of a child born to parents who were permanently residing and domiciled in the United States.
It is actually an open question as to how the Supreme Court would have addressed the citizenship of a child born to parents who were only temporarily residing and/or illegally residing in the United States.
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep169/usrep169649/usrep169649.pdf
https://static.heritage.org/legal-and-judicial/birthright-citizenship/Law%20Review%20Final%20Print.pdf
https://x.com/optimistcskeptc/status/1892214214082638261?s=46&t=Y4fVsDnz2q8uZ3VNKeco4A