Trump v. Barbara · ¶318
The phrase thus also had the implication that the drafters and ratifiers said that it had: The children of temporary visitors were not citizens. The Citizenship Clause, they said, “w[ould] not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of embassadors or foreign ministers.” Id., at 2890 (statement of Sen. Howard). After all, “we would have no right to make citizens” of “persons temporarily resident” in the United States. Id., at 572 (statement of Sen. Trumbull).Read in context ›
slip opinion, revised 7/01/26
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