A sharp exchange where the Solicitor General tries to tie jurisdiction to lawful domicile, but gets boxed in by the example of illegally imported slaves and the fact the clause applies to babies, not parents.
One of the strongest argumentative moments in the transcript: it is self-contained, emotionally charged, and has a clear back-and-forth with a memorable trap question. Great for short-form legal reaction content.
The argument turns on whether the earlier case really supports domicile-based citizenship. The speaker insists that the government’s reading would make the decision absurd, especially on the tribal Indian hypotheticals.
This is a very strong, self-contained “gotcha” sequence with clear stakes: either the government’s theory works, or Wong Kim Ark gets badly undermined.