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Center for Immigration StudiesBackgrounder June 2011

Birthright Citizenship forChildren of Foreign Diplomats?Limiting Language in the 14th Amendments

Citizenship Clause Has No Practical Effect

By Jon Feere

Jon Feere is the Legal Policy Analyst at the Center or Immigration Studies.

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BackgroundT 14h Amdm Ciizhip C ci wqim biig U.S. ciizhip by bih: (1)h bih m hv ccd wihi h Uid S;d (2) h p b m b bjc h jidic-i h Uid S. T c d:

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db g : Chid b ig dipm bjc h jidici h Uid S d b gd U.S. ciizhip.

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1. National Center for Health Statistics Has Not Ad-dressed Births to Diplomats. T Ni C Hh Siic (NCHS) Divii Vi Siic i d gcy d h C Di C

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ig dipm i cidd U.S. ciiz m hppciv h NCHS.

2. State Health Agencies Do Not Direct Hospitalsto Inquire about Diplomatic Status. Wihi h chid bih i i dd w p m q bh bih cic d SSN hwb. Rpibiiy gii bih i h d ii i h ci h md ch gii; m m imi h dd m cd by h NCHS

dicd bv. Ech /iy h gcy hv bih cic ddizi, y cdh Oc Vi Siic.

Accdig U.S. Ciizhip d ImmigiSvic, bih cic pvid p ciiz-hip.10 T gcy i c h i [d] i y kid ciizhip dcm p whi ciiz by bih i h Uid S.11 T gcyh dic idivid hi vi iic c bih cic m, civy dcig chgci b h ii pib dmiigwh mg h b U.S. i i U.S. ciiz

d wh i .12 Hwv, vi iic c ivvd i h bihigh ciizhip picy d-b. F h gci, h ic bih cic wb i mic d piic, d hy dichpi wihi h bih cic i-c ch.

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m d iqi b p ccpi, -hgh mb hv ddd h qi hi vi h m. Nvh, p qid i i dd h m p mpyd.13 Ev i p w hi p-i big h dipm, ch imi i iy h Sci Sciy Admiii

wh q SSN i md. T SSA h wy dmiig whh q SSN cm m chid b ig dipm.14

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i pcibd by h Cmmii Sci Sciy)d gd c qiig h ihig chmb.16 Appy p dcii hUid S igy vy vi i gd c qi h ihig SSN. T p - ig dipm i ppy gd c qi ch ihig.

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b U.S. i, d q SSN gywdd h Sci Sciy Admiii wihbig cd-gd.

3. Social Security Administration Does Not InquireAbout Diplomatic Status. T im d dmi-iiv bi wh i dvig g U.S.ciizhip i h Sci Sciy Admiii. Evyy, h SSA i ppximy v mii iqSSN. Ahgh h gcy h wkig ihip wih h Dpm Hmd Sciy d hS Dpm, h hd c i gy ig

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Li. I chid m h h qim,y chid b i h Uid S c g Sci Sciy mb.17

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h cm p wih pc pv ch ic.I y p, h i w dicd by gcy ci,b bc ici d d ck dicim Cg, h pbm mi vd. A high-kig SSA ci xpid, Uy, -hgh w cgiz h h chid dipm U.S. ciiz, d picy cgiz h, m pcic impmi ppciv, w hv bb mk h p h pc.18

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i h Uid S dipmic vi, icdigp dipm d .19 T i i qi ghy,pdd , d i md i y m hcd b h SSA. T S Dpm d mii ci c h mb ig dipm i h cy y giv im.20T i ci i (.g., Hi Exccy; BigdiG; Li C; Cpi; Shikh;D.) h cd mk mi dic, ccdig SSA ci. Fhm, bc h d i y

m-bd (i.., i d icd y mic dh cd b d idici pp), gcyci ccd h my piiv d -kw giv wd . Ev i SSA w c-chck gi h i, pbm ih y-m-bd ym wd mi: dicy wihdcig d. g d ch ym, dipm

wd impy hv giv m, ickm, iq pig h hpi. A imp yp cd i h dipm chid civig SSN.

A p c cqi SSN hi hchid by ppig, i p, SSA c. I c, im h y ic i which h SSA wd p-iby dy SSN dipm chid i i qw md i p d dmii hppd mb p h c h h p kig SSN hi h chid w ig dipm. Accdig gcy ci, i h ic, h SSA wd xpi h dipm h h chid i igib SSN.

O c, h gcy d k whh p k-ig SSN i p dipm, d whi h i pc h SSN q m p SSN, hp c v h pc bk i h h w vigd Sci Sciy mb (.g. h h i ig i ig dipm).21 I h p d hv SSN i i i kw d h p cbi i, h p i dicd impy chck h -kw bx.22

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ig dipm, ch chid wd i hv bihcic id by U.S. hpi. Ccivby, him h i ch chid w h UidS, y 15 y , wih hi U.S.-id bih c-ic i hd, h migh b b ppy SSN ip wih dicy. T Dipmic Li d ci h m chid b ig dipm.Addiiy, h SSA d mii i jcdSSN ppic.

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4. State Department Changing Guidelines, Compli-cating Issue. A p m h S Dpm iqiy h i chid b ig dip-m vd m vidc icicy mgd gci. T S Dpm i cydvpig w h my h cmpic hm.

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d dmiiiv jidici h . Timmii dipmic g xd hmmb hi miy mig p hihhd. F hi chid b i hUid S dipm h Uid S bjc U.S. jidici d d cqi U.S. ciizhip d h 14h Amd-m h w divd m i.23

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ipi i impib, xpid i cC Immigi Sdi Backgrounder.24 Nv-h, h cci i cc d i ch immigi dvccy gizi h gd hchid b ig dipm hd b gdciizhip.

Dpi h ciy hi gidi, h Obmdmiii i dvpig w h i chid b ig dipm. T m cFAM h imid h gg bv d pcd iwih pmi w gidi:

Chid Fig Dipm: 7 FAM 1100Appdix J (d dvpm) pvid x-iv gidc h i chid bi h Uid S p vig -ig dipm, c, dmiiiv dchic ccdid h Uid S,h Uid Ni, d pcic iigizi, d whh ch chid b bjc h jidici h UidS.25

A iqiy i h Appdix J -vd h h S Dpm i xpcig pbihh chg by h d 2011.

Piby hdwig chg cm, hS Dpm cimd (i -mi h C Immigi Sdi) h bih ig dip-m my ciy b idivid m bigcidd U.S. ciiz bih. T gcy xpi:

Whh chid b ig dipmcqi U.S. ciizhip bih qi cbd yi dmi whh h/h wb bjc h w h Uid S.

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Uid S, h S Dpm p idich h gcy biv i i pib chid b ig dipm b cidd U.S. ciiz bih. I hi i bcm h S Dpm cipii i h hcmig gidi, i wi b vyigic dp m h gy ccpd i-pi h Ciizhip C, my h chi-d b U.S. i ig dipm bcidd U.S. ciiz.

T S Dpm did xpi whgcy i biv i pib cdcig h cbd yi, hgh wd xpc USCIS, h-

h h S Dpm, b h pp gcy mk dmii ciizhip igibiiy.

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chid ciizhip i i h pc (h S Dpm i i h bi vkig bihcic), h S Dpm d cid U.S. bih cic p U.S. ciizhip.

5. USCIS Is Not Tasked with Preventing Issuance.U.S. Ciizhip d Immigi Svic (USCIS)d m hv ddd h i ciizhipg chid ig dipm. T gcy hpdcd migy cficig imi bih dipm, iky Cg i pviddici h bjc.

O USCIS wbpg id, G Cd P B i h Uid S Fig Dip-m, h gcy xpi h chid b i h Ui-d S ig dipm c b cidd U.S. ciiz bih d h 14h Amdm h Uid S Cii.26 T gcy xpih h chid my, hwv, b cidd pmid bih d b civ g cd hghci cd.27


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b igib, h p m (1) b b ih Uid S ig dipm; (2) hv hd -idc i hi cy ciy ic bih; d (3)hv bdd hi idc i h Uid S.28

T p m Appici Rgi Pm Ridc Adj S (I- 485)m. USCIS qi mb pic ppig

vidc wih h ppici, which i cpy h p bih cic which, dy xpid, migh b U.S. bih cic.29Oddy, USCIS, my b iig g cd pphdig U.S. bih cic, cdii h ccd-ig USCIS mk h hd U.S. ciiz.30

USCIS dd h wig: N: T pvi-i pm idcy wi ppy y iy iqih (giv p) y igh, pivig, xmp-i, immii which vib y hchid ig dipmic c. Y gii hi pvii i iy vy.31 Ti i igi-

ic qi: I i m iqihig pivig, whywd dipm chid wih U.S. bih cic dSSN bh ppy g cd? Hi xiig i betterh U.S. ciizhip: h i de acto U.S. cii-z wh i imm m U.S. pci (pvidd hip mi mpyd dipm). Simiy i-d idivid c jy h b U.S. cii-zhip h ppwk civd bih, bh cim dipmic immiy i hy vi w. Ack dici m Cg hi i h g-by cd ciiz wh bv h w.

RecommendationsCg m ciy h cp h 14h Amd-m Ciizhip C d p gii imd ig d gci w cii ddwh gig U.S. ciizhip d iig dcmh ci U.S. ciizhip. Cg hd dich Ni C Hh Siic dd hpic chid b ig dipm dig hgcy x cc bih cic dd-izi. Rqiig ig dipm hi p-

i bih cic m d py whd b cidd.32 Ti wd ciy qi vi iic c wd imi p- ccpi h Sci Sciy Admiii h dmii ciizhip c b md byd hii.

Cg m cid whh dic vi iic gci p iig bih ci-c chid b dipm , i h -iv, dic h NCHS c diic bih cicpcicy ch chid. Whi i m pd pvid w p wih ppwk bih, hc i h U.S. gci (d Amic gy) c-

id U.S.-id bih cic p U.S. ciiz-hip. I chid b ig dipm bcidd U.S. ciiz, hy hd b id bihcic idic h id U.S. ciiz.

Cg m cid kig h S-ci Sciy Admiii wih cig ym hchck h m p qig SSN bh hi chid gi h m h S Dp-m Dipmic Li. Ti wd qi h SDpm pvid h v d h SSA i mb m h i gy pdd. B wh m-bd vici ym c b iy

vcm ih iiy, by k m, iiy, h yp, i my b h hy wy SSN ic c b bgh i ccdcwih h 14h Amdm i by mkig p SSNdci bih cic m mdy hh pi, hy cy. O c, igdipm h y i wih SSN; igd mpy i d hv SSN.33 Pv-ig h 14h Amdm Ciizhip C d p-vig g ciizhip chid b igdipm my h ci dig h c

pcic gig ciizhip chid b i-g d mpy i. Rqiig p hv vid SSN b chid c b cidd U.S. ciiz by bih wd d g ciizhip chid b ig dipm, viiig/mpyi, d ig i, ig i picy h i g-by cmm wih h idd cp h 14hAmdm.34

Cidig widpd gm h chi-d b ig dipm hd b cid-d U.S. ciiz, dvc bh high d w im-migi hd cg h d gvm

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End Notes1 F did yi h bihigh ciizhip db, : JF, Birthright Citizenship in the United States: A Global Compari-son, C Immigi Sdi (2010). www.ci.g/bihigh-ciizhip.2 See, e.g., Lid Chvz, Te Case For Birthright Citizenship, WallStreet Journal, Ag 11, 2010 (Ddig mic bihighciizhip chid ig i, gig, h y p C-

g idd xcd m bihigh ciizhip d h 14hAmdm w chid b dipm.). i.wj.cm/-ic/SB10001424052748704164904575421222258065684.hm.3 U.S. Const. md. XIV, 1.4 F, supra 1.5 Bill Introduced to Rewrite 14th Amendment, Dmccy Nw!, J-y 7, 2011. www.dmccyw.g/2011/1/7/hdi/bi_i-dcd__wi_14h_mdm; see also, P R, NiCci L Rz, NCLR C A Cii CiizhipC Ifmmy, Impcic, d Imm (Jy 5, 2011).www.c.g/idx.php/b_/w/w_/c_c_-__cii_ciizhip_c_immy_impi-c_d_imm/6 Ni C Hh Siic, C Di C d

Pvi. www.cdc.gv/ch.7 Wbi, Preace, Model State Vital Statistics Act and Regulations, Cen-ter or Disease Control and Prevention, Ni C Hh S-iic, 1992 Rvii. www.cdc.gv/ch/d/mic/mvc92b.pd.8 Rp h P Ev h U.S. Sdd Cic, Di-vii Vi Siic, Ni C Hh Siic, Api2000. www.cdc.gv/ch/d/dv/pp_cc.pd.9 Wbi,2011 Model Law Revision, C Di C dPvi. www.cdc.gv/ch/v/md_w_vii.hm.10 Wbi, Proo o U.S. Citizenship and Identication When Apply-ing or a Job, USCIS. www.ci.gv/p/i/ci/mim.59bb9591935666141765436d1/?vgxid=01110952c80c1210VgVCM1000004718190RCRD&vgxch=2c68112643210VgVCM100000b92c60RCRD (Viwd Fby 25, 2011).11 Id.12 Id.13 See, e.g., Cic Liv Bih, S Cii, (N: T vi w h C Immigi Sdi m hCii Dp. Pbic Hh. T Pivcy Nici hp d hv pd iqii b hi ccpi Sci Sciy mb.) A d vi i i : www.v.cb.d/y/v10d.hm.14 ph Iviw wih Nw Yk S Dp. Hh (Mch2, 2011).15 Id., see also, .9 (N: Ti w cmd by hpi m h h Cii.)16 42 USCS 405(c)(2)(B)(ii): T Cmmii Sci Sc-

iy h qi ppic ci ciy cc mb chvidc my b cy bih h g, ciizhip, i, d idiy ch ppic, d dmi which(i y) ci ciy cc mb h pviy b igd ch idivid. Wih pc ppici ci ciycc mb idivid wh h id h g 18b ch ppici, ch vidc h icd h imidcibd i bpgph (C)(ii). See also, (C)(ii): I h dmii-i y w ivvig h ic bih cic, ch Sh qi ch p ih ch S ( piic bdivi-i h) y gcy h hvig dmiiiv pibiiy h w ivvd, h ci ciy cc mb ( mb,

i h p h m h ch mb) id h p - h S (i ccdc wih gi pcibd by h Cm-mii Sci Sciy) d gd c qiig hihig ch mb.17 Wbi, Efect o Parents Not Having a Social Security Number onChildren, Sci Sciy Admi. hp://-chp..gv/pp/-w/di/_id/470.18 ph Iviw wih Sci Sciy Admiii (Mch8, 2011).19 Wbi, Diplomatic List, Dp. S. www..gv//cp//dp.20 E-mi m U.S. Dp S, J 1, 2011 (T Dpmd mii ci c h mb ig dipmi h cy giv im.).21 Wbi,Application or a Social Security Card, Sci Sciy Ad-mi. (I y ppyig igi Sci Sciy Cd chid d g 18, y MUS hw h mh d h SciSciy mb h mh d/ h w v igd Sci Sciy mb. I h mb i kw d y cbi i, chck h kw bx.). www..gv/i/-5.pd.22 Id.23 Oc d Empy Fig Embi d C-

d hi Fmii, U.S. Dpm S Fig AiM, 7 FAM 1116.2-2, Nvmb 30, 1995. www.dcc.cm/dc/8389457/U-Ciiz-By-Bih24 F, supra 1.25 B Li C Chid Fig Dipm, U.S. Dp-m S Fig Ai M, 7 FAM 1111(d)(3), Ag 21,2009. www..gv/dcm/gizi/86755.pd.26 Wbi, Green Card or a Person Born in the United States to a ForeignDiplomat, USCIS.

hp://www.ci.gv/p/i/ci/mim.b1d4c235b9c8-9243c675436d1/?vgxid=5c1d34107083210VgVCM100000082c60RCRD&vgxch=5c1d34107083210VgVCM100000082c60RCRD. See also, 8 C.F.R. 101.3 (2011), Ci cd w pm id p b d

dipmic i h Uid S.27 Id. Uimy, h c h h U.S. wi mim g gpm idcy chid b ig dipm d ,i i, d h 14h Amdm b ic h CiizhipC i cd g ciizhip bih. B h pcicd d wk Cg i i hig h c bc h c h ch idivid c iy cqi U.S. ciizhip bih.28 Id.29 Id.30 USCIS, supra 10.31 USCIS, supra 26.32 F xmp, pi cd icd vci dipmic vi

d/ dcig dmii m h dipm cy p-id im.33 T SSA xpi h ciiz hizd wk i h Ui-d S by h Dpm Hmd Sciy (DHS) c g Sci Sciy mb. I imiy-id i b cid-d gy icpb givig bih U.S. ciiz d h 14 hAmdm, SSA wi hv wk cy wih USCIS i d dii h SSN m h i ciiz SSN (i. idividcpb givig bih U.S. ciiz d h 14h Amdm).Sci Sciy Nmb F Nciiz, SSA Pb. N. 05-10096, J 2009. www..gv/pb/10096.hm.

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BirthrightCitizenshipfor

ChildrenofFore

ignDiplomats?

LimitingLanguageinthe14thAmendments

CitizenshipClauseHa

sNoPracticalEffect

ByJon

Feere

heintendedscopeofthe14thAmendmentsCitizenshipClause

hasbeenhotlydebatedinthecontextofchildrenborntoillegal

immigrants.

Whileitappearsunlikelythattheintentofthosewh

o

authoredthe14thAmendmentwas

toensureautomaticcitizenshipfo

r

childrenborntoillegalandtemporaryimmigrants,somearguethatth

e

am

endmentprotectssuchgrantsofcitizenship.

Amidthisdebate,however,t

hereisoneareaofsolidagreemen

t

am

ongadvocatesonallsidesofthed

ebate:Intheleast,childrenbornt

o

foreigndiplomatsarenotsubjecttothejurisdictionoftheUnitedStates

andarethereforenottobegrantedU.S

.citizenship.

Buteventhatlowstandardisn

otbeingmet.

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