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Congressional actions
The citizenship of all persons born within the United States may still be decided by an Act of Congress, as was done for Native Americans in the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. The Citizenship Reform Act of 2005 (currently proposed as H.R. 69 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that the domestically born children of foreign nationals are not granted automatic citizenship. Some legislators have proposed that the citizenship clause be changed through a constitutional amendment; however, no amendment has yet been presented to the States for ratification.
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References
1. See P.A Madison's Alien Birthright Citizenship: A Fable That Lives Through Ignorance
2. Congressman Mark Souder (R. IN) Congressional Update regarding anchor babies. An anchor baby is a pejorative term used to describe a child born in the U.S. to a non- citizen ... [see Anchor Babies dated 07/17/2006]
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See also
Illegal immigration
Illegal immigration in the United States
United States nationality law
United States Constitution
Birth tourism
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