The 14th Amendment is one of the so-called civil war amendments. Specifically, I am discussing Section 1 of the 14th amendment, and am claiming that it means what it says. Here is what it says
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Amendment XIV
Section 1. 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. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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In my view, the language is clear. You can argue whether the adoption of the 14th amendment (along with the other civil war amendments) was legal, but that is a different issue.