UPDATE: Levin keeps saying Wong’s father was naturalized as a US citizen. NOPE.

“Because the said Wong Kim Ark, although born in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, United States of America, is not, under the laws of the State of California and of the United States, a citizen thereof, the mother and father of the said Wong Kim Ark being Chinese persons and subjects of the Emperor of China, and the said Wong Kim Ark being also a Chinese person and a subject of the Emperor of China.”

Chinese were barred by both US and Chinese law, and treaty, from naturalizing. In fact, to do so was a death sentence in China.

Also, the Wong Kim Ark case said the parents were permanently domiciled when they knew the entire family cashed in and moved back to China in 1890. 

If the 14A conferred citizenship, the case would be moot, closed. Wong would win. 

If the father was naturalized, no need for a court case as Wong was naturalized as a minor, except . . . Wong’s father repatriated to China taking Wong as a minor, repatriating him as well.

That’s not what happened, but read Elg vs Perkins. She was native-born and then the father naturalized, so she became a citizen under U.S. INA law. But when the father repatriated to Sweden she lost her citizenship as well. 

I’ve been reading and writing about this since 2008 . . . everyone is confused, misled.

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Last week, he said Wong Kim Ark’s father was naturalized. NOPE. On Sunday, he stated that there were no 1868 laws restricting immigration. WRONG AGAIN

Ten minutes into his Easter Sunday ‘Life, Liberty and Levin’ show, Mark exclaimed, and in no uncertain language that, “There were no immigration restrictions in 1868.”

Mark, what about the Anti-Coolie Act of 1862, or the Burlingame Treaty of 1868?

Realize that about 10% of California’s population back then was from China. In fact, during the Gold Rush it was easier for Chinese to travel by ship to California than for the white European American who had to either cross the Sierra’s or sail around the Cape Horn.

China to California by boat was about 6000 miles and took a month.

In comparison, a ship from the East Coast to California took six months; cut that down to a month if you left from St. Louis and crossed the Panama isthmus by train. Wagon train? Six brutal months.

The Coolie Act and Burlingame Treaty are considered racist, which is probably why the Wong Kim Ark case was avoided by attorneys and the U.S. Supreme Court in the Birthright Citizenship case.

But U.S. citizens could not compete with the cheap Chinese labor (sound familiar?) and their language and culture completely foreign.

Also, they practiced a form of polygamy which barred them from immigration.

The Burlingame Treaty was a reciprocal agreement with the Chinese Emperor that all Chinese remained under his subjection, his jurisdiction so to speak, no exceptions.

In 1898, a 22-year old Chinese cook sued for ‘native born’ citizenship. His case was probably backed by the Chinese Merchants’ Association (The Tong). I have no direct proof of this, but look at the results.

Once the 1898 U.S. Supreme Court unconstitutionally corrupted naturalization law to benefit Wong, the Chinese suddenly became a powerful voting block–especially in San Francisco and California.

Remember that statistic? They were 10% of the California population and a cohesive voting bloc.

Today, the Democrats are abusing Wong’s birthright citizenship case to overwhelm the states with indigent, stressing hospitals, schools, prisons, and social services.

They have become a large enough voting bloc, thanks to NO ID Sanctuary States and Ballot Harvesting, to flip national elections. Counted in the census, they give Democrats at least an 8 Elector head start in every federal election.

New Mexico is been a sanctuary state, issuing drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens since 2002. A recent Albuquerque Journal article reported that 10% of New Mexico’s population are illegal aliens. It is now a One-Party State, elections controlled by the Democrats through 2018 revisions to election laws legalizing ballot harvesting.

See also: https://paraleaglenm.com/2024/12/10/better-late-than-never-mark-levin-almost-nails-it-citizenship-at-birth-doesnt-apply-to-children-of-non-citizens/