...”Every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of national law a citizen of the united states. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers, credited to the Government of the United States; but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to which persons are, or are not, citizens of the United States. This has long been a great issue in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country”…
~ Senator Jacob Howard (Author of the 14th Amendment citizenship clause)