Do you think a baby born in the U.S. by an illegal alien should automatically become a U.S. citizen?

Sashie

Awwww .. to the person who said if her baby was born on British soil it would become a British citizen - not SO!! Not unless you are a naturalized British citizen ...

As for the 14th amendment ... yes indeed, under our jurisdiction are the keywords ... see what the law has to say:

In the Dred Scott Case, 1 Chief Justice Taney for the Court ruled that United States citizenship was enjoyed by two classes of individuals: (1) white persons born in the United States as descendents of ''persons, who were at the time of the adoption of the Constitution recognized as citizens in the several States and [who] became also citizens of this new political body,'' the United States of America, and (2) those who, having been ''born outside the dominions of the United States,'' had migrated thereto and been naturalized therein. The States were competent, he continued, to confer state citizenship upon anyone in their midst, but they could not make the recipient of such status a citizen of the United States.

So where the idea that if you're born on American soil you're automatically a citizen comes from beats me ... that seems to be the way it IS ... but I don't know WHY it has become so ... does anyone?

Tommy

No, there should not be any incentive to enter the country illegally. We cannot afford to have people that are unable to take care of themselves come here, have multiple children, and expect us to take care of them instead of our own children. Until this law is changed there can be no tempory worker program.

scottfreefunny

why do you think millions of women get pregnant in mexico and then come across right before giving birth an american citizen is entitled to the freebies this is fraud and reason number 365287 sub reason J why we need to stop the invasion now

dully_dulladula

I think all Americans in Iraq are illegally,should be deported

jen.

Yes.......Of course..

Made_in_America

HELL NO!!!!!

MrCool1978

Absolutely not, now I have no problem with letting the Baby of a Legal Immigrant become a Citizen but if the Parents are Illegal then the Baby should be deemed a Foreigner.

Mendi8a

yes, and aparently the government agrees with me.

miknave

No, we should in this one regard be more like Canada, if your not a citizen then your kid isn't a citizen.

idontkno

hell no

wallyade

It is the law and until it the law says otherwise, I will say yes the baby should automatically be a US citizen.

jack russell girl

No. We need to start taking care of our own people first.

DAR

I think they should not have family reunification preferences to bring in family at ANY age since that encourages gaming of our immigration laws. Since the family reunification 'above quota' immigration is relatively new, that is easier to change than the constitution.

However, the way the world is, maybe the constitution should be changed. I just don't want to do it in the heat of the moment. I'd rather get border security in place, etc. and take our time on that one. Limiting family preferences is a much easier fix to pass, I think. I for one would rather have an actual law to address the issue than any number of fake attempts to pass a Constitutional amendment just to make politicians look like they are concerned.

operamemartexpo

If you had a baby in Mexico while on vacation, would you want your baby to earn automatic citizenship to Mexico?

What does it matter? We all live on the same planet!!

Hadenough

If I have a baby in Wal-Mart does that entitle me to the store?

Quicksilver

Why not? If my baby was born in the UK it would a British citizen regardless of the fact that I am an American. Why can't a baby be a US citizen even if it was birthed by a Mexican woman? The baby was born on US soil, the mother chose to be here, why not?

Julie

No because when the law in that area was originally written they didn't foresee the problem with illegal immigration that we have now. It needs to be changed and corrected.

DEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS

ENGLISH ONLY IN AMERICA

Jessica G

No. They should not be allowed to benefit from a system that their parents do not pay for.

john m

no, marilyn, you are wrong. the 14th amendment makes US citizens of any child who is born here AND subject the US jurisdiction. aliens and diplomats DO NOT QUALIFY. hundreds of foreign diplomats have children here every year, but NO ONE claims they are US citizens, because they are not, neither are wet back babies

Marilynne

Actually any baby born on United States soil is a citizen despite what their parents are/were. I doubt that law will change.

angelyne

Hell No!!!!!!!!

machiko_146

No, and contrary to misguided beliefs, the U.S is one of the very FEW that have this policy. In most countries, citizenship is something passed on by the parents, not the happenstance of being born on the soil of that country.

askthepizzaguy

YES BECUZ IT SAYUS THAT IN TRHE CONSTUSHUN, ITDS THE LAWW YOU SHUD REED IT SUM TIM. WHY CAN'T YOU EVIL REPUGLIKINS JUST EXCEPT PEPUL FOPR WHO THY AR??????????? GAWD YOU PEPUL ARE SO FRIGGIN STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE ALL PEPUL AND EVEYONE SHUD GET TO LIVE WHEREVR DEY WANT!!!!!!!

This is how liberals argue. Enough said.

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