Do we have to amend the 14th Amendment, or can a simple law end birthright citizenship to the kids of illegals?

Thank you for the info.

I've heard this discussed. The 14th uses language like, people born under the legal jurisdiction of the US....aliens are not here under our immediate control and jurisdiction because the are citizens here from another country. It was written to cover freed slaves who were under US jurisdiction...

It would only take a clarification from the courts or Congress to end birth right citizenship....it is only the way it is now b/c foreigners dropping kids in our ERs was not so much of a problem a long time ago.

So all it would take is Congress writing a law then?

I heard Mark Levin give a through review several years ago on the 14th amendment and how it had been misused.
Two quick article on the subject.
Foxnews Opinion: Birthright Citizenship -- A Fundamental Misunderstanding of the 14th Amendment

National Review: Birthright Citizenship: Our misguided understanding of “birthright citizenship” is an invitation to abuse.

This definitely needs to happen. Or at least make it so if you are here illegally then it doesn't grant citizenship, because that should be a no-brainer. No law should entice people to break other laws, and reward them for it.

No, the Supreme Court has interpreted birth right citizenship as originating in the 14th Amendment. Congress cannot restrict it.

The Supreme Court said no such thing.  They simply noted that under current law, some aliens were considered to be "subject to the jurisdiction of' the United States".  The law has changed since then, and aliens are no longer considered to have entered the United States until after they have been 'inspected' by a customs officer.  So an alien that swims the Rio Grande and makes it to, say, New York, is still considered to be 'seeking admission' if caught.  If Congress wanted to they could easily pass a law designating persons seeking admission to not be subject to US jurisdiction until lawfully admitted, and in fact there have been several attempts to do so.   Of course, if such a law was passed it would almost certainly be appealed to the Supreme Court right away and given the current justices...well I'm not too optimistic about how they would rule, regardless of the merits of the case.

Nope.

Back it up with a court opinion...not just your own  Honestly, I would like to read it.

Its a relatively new precedent ... 117 years old.

14th Amendment of the Constitution. Section 1.

United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)