Thread: Democrat Leaders Blocking Vote On Birthright Citizenship

The current interpretation of our 14th Amendment is a preposterous symptom of our globalist SCOTUS. It needs to be re-interpreted and clarified to eliminate the concept of anchor babies. That one decision would boost border control by a quantum.
Red and blue emphasis added by me.

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View From Lodi CA: Democratic Congressional Leaders Blocking Vote On Birthright Citizenship
[size=109]Joe Guzzardi, July 04, 2008

When air travel resumed several months after 9/11, my Guatemalan-born nephew and a group of his classmates traveled to England as part of an exchange program. When the young men arrived in Miami, customs officers asked passengers with U.S. passports to form one line and told those holding Central American passports to go to another. Customs waved the U.S. citizens through with minimal delay, while subjecting the rest to lengthy checks and inspections.

Preferential treatment at international airports is but one small example of American citizenship’s value. How it comes to pass that my ten Guatemalan nephews and nieces, all born on foreign soil, are American citizens with U.S. passports is our Independence Day weekend civics lesson. Guided by one of two principles used at birth to grant automatic American nationality, my foreign-born family qualifies under jus sanguinis (right of blood). To meet that requirement, one parent must be an American citizen. Jus sanguinis is a relatively non-controversial practice that covers military, diplomatic and business travelers whose children are born while they are on assignment.

But the other method of automatically conferring citizenship is hotly debated. Under jus soli, American citizenship is granted simply by virtue of being born in the United States. When a pregnant woman happens to coincidentally be in the U.S.—say on a vacation to Disneyland—and delivers prematurely, her child becomes an American citizen with all of its privileges and benefits. If jus soli children were limited to the occasional incident that results from life’s unforeseen events, their numbers would be inconsequential. But American rights are so priceless that getting into the U.S. for the express purpose of having children is a goal in itself.

In some cases, the fraud perpetrated is shocking. Several years ago, the Los Angeles Times revealed that [color=blue][b]Korean travel agencies had put together special packages for pregnant women—cynically called “obstetric touristsâ€

I don't see why this is so hard to understand. I go to a bank, go up to the teller during working hours and withdraw my money, if money is what I want. Breaking in at night and taking it isn't the same. Because I wanted some....isn't a good enough excuse either. My boss made me work late and the bank was closed so I HAD to. The ATM was out of order, so I had to break in and take it. It's OK because I only took what was mine.....not like I actually STOLE someone elses......but bills were due and I needed the money. Is that going to fly in court? Heck NO!!!! Why didn't you write a checK? Well, I don't like to write checks, I prefere to pay cash. Why not pay on-line? I don't like doing that either, it requires too much personal information in the internet. If the darn company would just not have a due date, I could have waited but because THEY do....they made me do this. Well, if you can't bank during working hours, don't want to write checks, why not stuff your mattress with money? Coz I could be robbed and it's my RIGHT to have my money be safe. I demand a path to my money!

Jus soli is more commonly abused when alien women sneak into the U.S. to deliver their babies or to become pregnant. According to estimates, 500,000 such anchor babies are born annually. Giving alien children citizenship is widely criticized as representing one of the major lures that generate more illegal immigration...

IMHO, I don't necessarily want newcomers whose primary interest is furthering their own lot in life (eg. come for the benefits and opportunities). I want newcomers that recognize the importance of obligations and responsibilities. If that furthers their economic well-being great, but I don't want people here that are just here ONLY to take, take, take, and not give back. (That never means that working a low-skill, low-wage job necessarily 'gives back' anything to our society. If anything, such a person probably TAKES far more than they offer in return).

[quote]Korean travel agencies had put together special packages for pregnant women—cynically called “obstetric touristsâ€

If that furthers their economic well-being great, but I don't want people here that are just here ONLY to take, take, take, and not give back.

Unfortunatly thats all what a vast majority want. Only what they can take, because their loyalty is to their home country.