Support to end automatic citizenship for children of illegal immigrants grows


By Michael Collins
Ventura County Star
Posted August 6, 2010 at 6:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Elton Gallegly has argued for nearly 20 years that one way to fight illegal immigration would be to deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of people who enter the country illegally.

It has been a lonely battle. Until now.

Frustrated by Congress’ failure to do anything to curb illegal immigration, a number of prominent lawmakers are suggesting the time has come to consider repealing or rewriting the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the United States.

“I don’t like tinkering with the Constitution,â€