• WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
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    18 hours ago

    The problem is and has always been “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof”

    People have been twisting that to mean that anyone that isn’t born to American citizen parents means that you are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

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      17 hours ago

      Funny because that sounds to me like the "illegals"can’t be illegal then. Sounds like they’re not subject to the law anymore.

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        16 hours ago

        Yeah, this is the thing that’s ignored because it would let the whole narrative collapse.

        Either you can’t deport them because they’re American citizens, or you can’t deport them because they’re not subject to your laws anyway. But in the end, this would just lead to (more) unlawful / illegal deportations.