“The lawmakers’ attorneys include the America First Legal Foundation, whose co-founder, Stephen Miller, is Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy. The attorneys offered a 23-page history they claim supports the legality of Trump’s order, according to The Hill. The theory hinges on language in the 14th Amendment that an individual must not just be born on U.S. soil but also be “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” to receive birthright citizenship.”
‘That was intentional,‘ the brief stated. ‘And it invoked a term of art with a nuanced history and understanding, as explained above. But Plaintiffs never provide an answer for why the drafters did not use far simpler language if they meant only to invoke the simple concept of being subject to U.S. law.‘”
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