The key words are:
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
An illegal alien isn't. For example, they wouldn't be drafted if there was a war.
Moreover, the discussions of Founding Fathers make it clear what they meant, and a "constitutionalist" judge is meant to interpret the constitution as what it was trying to say at the time.
Truly, only a left wing activist could interpret the words you quoted as "anyone can come in here illegally, shit a child, and have the right to stay"
The key words are: and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
An illegal alien isn't. For example, they wouldn't be drafted if there was a war.
Moreover, the discussions of Founding Fathers make it clear what they meant, and a "constitutionalist" judge is meant to interpret the constitution as what it was trying to say at the time.
Truly, only a left wing activist could interpret the words you quoted as "anyone can come in here illegally, shit a child, and have the right to stay"