US Citizenship

Just the facts. First, I am not an attorney, Second, there is constitutional and statutory citizenship. Third, where was the child born? Fourth, are the parents US citizens? Is the person naturalized in the US or obtains citizenship while in another country?

The Constitution of the United States clearly states that there are two types of US Citizen. In the 14th Amendment it states that first class citizen is a natural born person who is born in the US. The second class of citizen is a person born outside the US who is Naturalized in the US.

In a separate section, the constitution states that a person who is a candidate to the Presidency must be a natural born citizen. So, from the beginning, a naturalized citizen was excluded from the presidency and was not considered to be equal to a natural born citizen. Today the argument is based on the meaning of “equal” and “permanent”. Is a naturalized citizen equal to a natural born citizen? Is a naturalized citizen permanent?

The Dread Scott decision from the US Supreme Court in 1857 said that citizenship was limited to white people only. This remains on the books and presumed to be superseded by the 14th Amendment.

The 14th Amendment said that any person born in the US is a citizen. This is the so called, birthright citizenship.

But they want to go back to a time when only whites had citizenship and eliminate birthright citizenship. Several ways to make that happen and will require a constitutional modification. With the country dividing itself into red and blue states, we find that about 30 states are red and it takes 32 to force a constitutional convention. So we are very close to it.

Citizens who are immigrants are finding out that being naturalized is not a permanent state and can be challenged, reversed and completely rescinded allowing for the immigrant to be deported.

Historical record concerning prohibition shows that a new amendment to the Constitution can be introduced to abolish the 14th Amendment. This will mean that the 1857 Dread Scott decision will be in full force and anyone who is not considered to be “white” will not be a citizen.

Historical record also reveals that previous Supreme Court decisions can be overturned.

History reveals that many foreign-born fighters during the revolution became citizens, Mexicans became US citizens overnight by the Treaty of Hidalgo, Puerto Ricans became US citizens by Act of Congress, and there are several well documented cases that address citizenship.

Current law goes back to the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1964. Those who ask for a new comprehensive immigration law must accept that the rules for who qualifies to be naturalized could become far more conservative and exclusionary. Congress could just say that only “white” people qualify for naturalization and then identify who is determined to be “white”.

Only citizens can vote. Have a look at the following video.

One type of U.S Citizenship is Untouchable… The Other Isn’t. A Constitutional Explanation – YouTube