Thread: Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?

CBS Evening News Tackles Tough Questions About Illegal Immigration
Submitted by WDEF on April 7, 2008 - 11:20am. News | Immigration: Cost of Freedom
The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric this week offers a four part series on Immigration.

On Monday night, they tackle the issue of women who cross the Mexican border to have their babies, just so the child will be a U.S. citizen. Now there is a movement to change the Constitution.

Here is a preview from Byron Pitts.
http://wdef.com/video/born_in_america_preview/04/2008



All this week, we'll post the story after it airs in our ongoing section Immigration: the Cost of Freedom.

And we encourage you to voice your opinion on each night's topic by voting in our poll and leaving us your comments


Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?
Yes, no exceptions (the way it is now)

15% (19 votes)
Only if the family has an established U.S. residence

9% (11 votes)
Only if at least 1 parent is a U.S. citizen

33% (42 votes)
Only if both parents are U.S. citizens

44% (57 votes)
Total votes: 129






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Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?
Your vote was recorded.
Yes, no exceptions (the way it is now)
15% (19 votes)
Only if the family has an established U.S. residence
8% (11 votes)
Only if at least 1 parent is a U.S. citizen
33% (43 votes)
Only if both parents are U.S. citizens
44% (58 votes)Total votes: 131

Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?
Your vote was recorded.
Yes, no exceptions (the way it is now)

14% (19 votes)
Only if the family has an established U.S. residence

8% (11 votes)
Only if at least 1 parent is a U.S. citizen

33% (44 votes)
Only if both parents are U.S. citizens

45% (61 votes)
Total votes: 135

Illegal immigration was not even an issue when the 14th Amendment was written, for that matter neither was immigration! It had to do with the children of slaves. No other country allows babies to be citizens simply because their mothers crossed the finish line in time to deliver.

Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?
Your vote was recorded.

Yes, no exceptions (the way it is now)

14% (19 votes)

Only if the family has an established U.S. residence

8% (11 votes)

Only if at least 1 parent is a U.S. citizen

33% (45 votes)
Only if both parents are U.S. citizens

45% (62 votes)
Total votes: 137

Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?

Yes, no exceptions (the way it is now) 14%

Only if the family has an established U.S. residence 8%

Only if at least 1 parent is a U.S. citizen 33%

Only if both parents are U.S. citizens 46%

Total votes: 138

http://www.wdef.com/should_anyone_born_ ... itizenship

They moved the poll to the above link, you can still vote, but it's no longer on the home page.

Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?
Yes, no exceptions (the way it is now)

14% (27 votes)
Only if the family has an established U.S. residence

8% (15 votes)
Only if at least 1 parent is a U.S. citizen

32% (60 votes)
Only if both parents are U.S. citizens

46% (88 votes)
Total votes: 190
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Should anyone born in the United States get citizenship?
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Yes, no exceptions (the way it is now) 14% (27 votes)

Only if the family has an established U.S. residence 8% (15 votes)

Only if at least 1 parent is a U.S. citizen 32% (60 votes)

Only if both parents are U.S. citizens 46% (87 votes)
Total votes: 189

NEW POLL BELOW AT THE SAME NEW LINK AS ABOVE, CONCERNING BUILDING THE FENCE!

Poll
Do you think the U.S. will ever complete a fence along the entire Mexican border?

Yes, if the voters keep up the pressure. 36%
Only a partial fence. 0%

No, it's too expensive. 0%

No, it won't work. 0%

No, it's too impractical to build and maintain a fence over thousands of miles. 27%

No, I don't believe Washington politicans have the stomach for it. 36%

Total votes: 11
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