Thread: Republicans Reconsider Immigration Laws

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Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

The 14th Amendment in its current form insures birthright citizenship, automatic citizen status to anyone born or "naturalized" on American soil. Changing the constitution to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. but to parents who are not documented citizens is the solution Graham and many in his party are advocating for.

Actually the problem is the *interpretation* of the 14th Amendment, not its form. The amendment includes, "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens...." The writers of the amendment were clear that foreigners did not owe allegiance to the United States and thus neither they nor their children were eligible for citizenship. So for example if a foreign tourist is imprisoned for shoplifting, we will have applied our laws against her, but that does not transform that person into a citizen - nor would it transform a child born to her in prison. That truth has become inconvenient, especially for those seeking to solidify their power by garnering the votes of all those Undocumented Democrats.
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