Depends on who is interpreting the law. That law was not written for today's children of illegals. Read it again. It has been interpreted for a long time as giving citizenship to anyone born in our country, but in reality it does not suggest anything like that.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." This has been argued for decades, but the court has always ruled toward birthright citizenship. But, they also say that diplomats and business persons from foreign countries do not get birthright citizenship if their spouses give birth in America. The question has always been, are these illegals under the jurisdiction of the United States if they are citizens of a foreign country and here illegally.

Birthright citizenship does make the United States (along with Canada) unique in the developed world. No European nation recognizes the principle.

I am not saying that the gov does not recognize children of illegals as being citizens. I am saying that it is easily interpreted either way according to the view of the courts. And so far the courts have deemed anyone born in our country as citizens other than diplomats, etc. If you can deny diplomats' children citizen, why not illegals? Just my thoughts on it.