ted, reread the words of senator howard and congressman bingham, posted above...
their intent seems pretty clear...
if you are born here you are an american citizen...
Their intent is blindingly clear - if you are a citizen of another country, the 14th amendment does not cover you. Period.
If you cannot comprehend that, there is no point in going any further.
As for citizenship being this wonderful gift an alien mother is gifting her child, the gift is to herself. The child becomes an anchor preventing her deportation and setting her up for government handouts. And bringing in more illegals. A nice way to game the system.