So the question is, does the 14th Amendment apply to the children of non citizens? Well, The Supreme Court ruled in the late 1890s, in what's called the Wong case, that [the 14th Amendment] does apply to the children of permanent residents. And, well, since 1890, I think it was 1898 or something similar to that, it has not yet been decided or adjudicated. (02:42–02:50)
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