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Susan Daniels's avatar

They should call me to testify about the 14th Amendment. I legally collected medical records on more than eighty Chinese women who traveled to Los Angeles to give birth and return thirty days later to their home in China. Their intention was to have a child born as an American citizen, who was immediately entitled to all rights of US citizens and who, at the age of eighteen, could legally bring their family members here to live.

I have the records, the names of the hospitals, doctors and the addresses where these women stayed before and after giving birth. Most arrived one to two weeks before birth and returned to China in thirty days. Companies in China made all the arrangements.

Michelle Dostie's avatar

China is not the only nation from which women come here for birth right citizenship. Many literally get off the boat on the day they give birth. And the SSN worker in the hospital provides the paperwork, followed by the Birth Certificate employee. My job was completing the Medicaid application.

I’m looking forward to the SCOTUS decision.

Susan Daniels's avatar

Most of the women I had records for came one to two weeks before delivery. They only saw the doctor once or twice before giving birth. The doctors, who were all Chinese, were paid $2,500 to $3,500 cash.

Michelle Dostie's avatar

You must have been in billing. In my State, there was a program for immigrants who needed admission. The paid nothing. The visiting pregnant Moms who had insurance had it billed. But the visits were for American birth.

Susan Daniels's avatar

These were Chinese women who went to CA only to give birth. Whatever they paid to the doctors or hospitals was repaid to them by their Chinese insurance company. They told those companies they were on vacation and happened to go into labor. The Chinese insurance company rewrote its policies to exclude payment because the women were not allowed to travel after seven months, and they all had full-term babies. The changes were made when a woman gave birth on the plane, and it had to be diverted to Alaska. They put the woman on the next plane to China, without the baby, and sent her a bill for $33,000 for disrupting the flight.

Tami Johnson's avatar

There are now over 100K of them

Suzie's avatar

A US citizen, per the Constitution must fit one of these two definitions.

1. “born”

or

2. “naturalized”

in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

Born defines children born to parents who already are actual citizens.

Naturalized refers to people who made specific efforts and commitments toward becoming a US citizen.

There is no way one can further read into that phrase that the child of a non-citizen merely by accident of birth here automatically is a US citizen.

It’s flat out absurd. And certainly not reflected in the text.

S.P.H.'s avatar

Don't hold your breath expecting a logical decision from SCOTUS.

The Chief Justice forgot what a tax was during the obama care argument, and an associate justice can't define a woman.

America as a nation is circling the drain. 250 and out.

Victor's avatar

You're right about SCOTUS, but POTUS has a plan to save America. You're watching it play out.

BKMS's avatar

I compare citizenship to marriage. … forsaking all others… till death do us part.

S.P.H.'s avatar

Interesting take, BKMS.

Jennie Corsi's avatar

My grandparents had to renounce their prior citizenship claims upon being naturalized after entry through Ellis Island. Why was that requirement removed in the 70s? Divided allegiances are not allegiances.

Doug Ross's avatar

Astute summary. The Framers would be shocked to see it misconstrued this way.

abstractruth's avatar

China can have her

Hektor Bleriot's avatar

A very good, if brief, meditation on the concepts of citizenship, allegiance, and membership with implications far beyond just the nation.

Kelly Donivan's avatar

Excellent article! We should not have dual citizenship in the U.S. It is all about loyalty.

Alter Ego's avatar

It’s my understanding that this was solely written for the slaves so they would qualify as an American citizen upon slavery being abolished and they became free people. But if we are going to extend this to others who come here then a path to citizenship must prevail. Children who are born here take on their parent’s homeland. If my parents traveled to Uk and gave birth to me there, I would be considered under my parent’s citizenship, where they had me. Once parents fulfill that path and do it legally then and only then should the children be recognized as US citizens once their parents achieve theirs if underage at the time. If adult age, then they too must take the same path to citizenship.

Alter Ego's avatar

That should say, Not where they had me.

Pete Howard's avatar

I, for one, would not let Miss Gu back in the USA. Screw her. She has denounced her citizenship, whether she realized it or not.

Simon's avatar

If a person is not subject to the jurisdiction of a state, then the state cannot enforce its laws on that person. This is what subject to jurisdiction means. There is no class of people upon who the state can enforce its laws, but who are not subject to the jurisdiction of the state.

Scfanjl's avatar

I have dual citizenship and find it disconcerting. A naturalized USA citizen. As I took the oath, I gave up my birth country in my mind, but I still have the other passport. I do not have any real duties I am obliged to fulfill to my former country and yet I am allowed to keep both citizenships simply because the two countries agreed. I often wonder if I need to renounce it to be consistent, myself.

John Wygertz's avatar

Chevron and Roe were "settled law" too, until they weren't. As to being subject to our laws, that applies to almost anyone, anywhere. Different than "subject to the jurisdiction".

Victor's avatar

But what's the background on Gu? Not born of US citizens?

c Anderson's avatar

Hehehe, “there is more transparency over the Epstein Files than Gu’s citizenship status,” from what I read in PJMedia. Why would Gu want to represent the CCP if she is American? BTW, the CCP doesn’t recognize duel citizenship.

Victor's avatar

This is a good article I just read about Gu's citizenship status: https://lawandborder.com/eileen-gu-whats-the-deal-with-her-nationality/

Nandini's avatar

The mayor of NYC has a dual US-Uganda citizenship. Outrageous. Why would we allow this? Mind-boggling.

DAVID HANLON's avatar

Dual citizenship must be forbidden by all Western nations.