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Trying to put motivations out of bounds over whether something is racist or not has historically been the core tactic in the bigot's playbook. We're all in favor of voters being literate, aren't we?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_test

The argument that a rule is color-blind on paper doesn't make systems that are incredibly racist any less so.

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Don't see how that's relevant. Other laws were racist, therefore a law removing Jus Soli would be racist?

The literacy test was a law that was colorblind on paper but that furthered a racist outcome in practice, which is why it was passed by bigots.

The jus soli repeal is a constitutional amendment that's colorblind on paper but that furthers a racist outcome in practice, which is why it's being promoted by bigots.

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