Plot Against Birthright Citizenship

1. Do not have lawful immigration status

2. Do not have residency or physical presence

3. Do not have good moral character. Falsifying documents and tax evasion are mentioned.

4. Cannot demonstrate English or civics

5. Fail to support the Constitution or take the oath

6. Members of groups that tried to violently overthrow the US Government

7. Military deserters or draft evaders. This only applies to the US military. Donald Trump’s grandfather was expelled from Germany for evading the draft.

8. Previously deported or under removal orders.

Some of these are pretty interesting if retroactive. The court back in the late 19th century seemed to decide that a baby’s citizenship should be easy to determine (easy to argue without an elite lawyer representing the baby) and unambiguous even if we know little about the parents.

It sounds like you’d wonder if citizenship is more of a spectrum based on whether parents or grandparents violated any of the above.

Donald Trumps mother arrived on a tourist visa and adjusted her status until eligible to apply for citizenship. So that pathway, for an English-speaking woman, must preferentially be closer the citizen side of the spectrum. Otherwise, Donald Trump and his siblings might have only been born to secure her status.

Both Musk and Thiel have expressed views that morally excuse tax evasion. So, we might hear some arguments about retroactively changing the standards of morality to move Musk and Thiel closer to the citizen side of the spectrum.