Trump v. Barbara · ¶444
The important point for present purposes is that during the antebellum period, there was no settled understanding about the meaning of citizenship under the Constitution. And there certainly was no settled understanding about the citizenship of a child born on United States soil to parents whose presence in the country was unlawful. That was a situation that could not have occurred.Read in context ›
slip opinion, revised 7/01/26
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