I’m not.
There was no such thing as resident alien, illegal alien etc in 1898.
"including all children here born of resident aliens"
Joseph Story wrote well prior to XIV Amendment, of course not controlling the XIV Amendment: "'Persons who are born in a country are generally deemed citizens and subjects of that country.' Which of course initially seems to be support for a brightline
jus soli rule, but the quote actually does continue on in the original: "reasonable qualification of the rule would seem to be, that it should not apply to the children of parents, who were
in itinere in the country, or who were abiding there for temporary purposes, as for health, or curiosity, or occasional business." Story's rule distinguishes between what we would call resident aliens and nonresident aliens, the concept exists, 'resident aliens' DO exist, a rose is a rose by any other name.
"The amendment, in clear words and in manifest intent, includes the children born within the territory of the United States of all other persons, of whatever race or color, domiciled within the United States."
"Every citizen or subject of another country,
while domiciled here, is within the allegiance and the protection, and consequently subject to the jurisdiction, of the United States."
Consequently, 'as a consequence' of being domiciled and being within the allegiance Wong Kim's Ark's parents were subject to the jurisdiction of the US. If he weren't domiciled he obviously could be arrested for a murder, so mere presence is NOT what is being discussed here.