It is very, very important to the national psyche of both the UK and the US that the answer to this question can be "yes".

Can you for an outsider expand on this argument. I’m not saying you’re wrong, but why is that?

	▲	TheCoelacanth 20 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> 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 is part of the US constitution. There's no "if they have proper documentation" qualification.
	▲	runako a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If the US Constitution is to have force as the core document foundational to the governance of the US, it is important for its clear text to have the force of law. An executive agency creating new requirements for citizenship has the effect of overriding the Constitution, which brings into question what are the controlling documents for the country.