Thomas wrote in
news:86prujmac7.fsf@slack.maistre.ath.cx:
>>>>>> "Deadrat" == Deadrat writes:
>
> >> I disagree that this means that children born to people
> >> illegally in the US are automatically citizens, but
> >> unfortunately, that's how the courts have interpreted it.
> >>
> >> JR
> >>
>
> Deadrat> Just out of curiosity what else could it mean? What
> Deadrat> about "All persons born ... in the United States"
> Deadrat> don't you understand?
>
> Courts sometimes import requirements into the law that aren't there
> expressly based on general equitable principles like not letting
> people profit from illegality. One example is that murderers don't
> inherit from their victims. Another is that trucking companies
> can't take the cost of routine speeding tickets as a tax deduction.
Thanks for sharing. Now what part of "All persons born ... in the United
States" don't you unerstand?
To phrase it another way, what "requirements" have been "imported" into
this sentence that make it say other than what it does?
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