Has Birthright citizenship had it's day?
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Has Birthright citizenship had it's day?
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The 14th Amendment to The U.S. Constitution says:
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Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside
We are living in a different world than the one in which this amendment was made. Now, it is being used as a method to help bypass U.S. immigration laws. This amendment encourages foreign citizens, here illegally, to have children here, so they themselves will be able to stay.
I don't think it's in our country's best interest to encourage people to have babies. For ecological reasons alone, but for philosophical reasons as well, that's a poor policy. I think the "give us your poor and downtrodden" era of U.S. immigration policy should be reviewed, with an eye towards a process to revise the U.S. Constitution. These days we've got enough of our own "poor & downtrodden", thank you.
Ideally (meaning it won't happen anytime soon) the U.S. should consider children born here to hold the same citizenship as their parents. If the parents are pursuing a legal course for citizenship, then, when they attain citizenship, their minor children should attain it as well.
We should still make a special case for political refuges, seeking asylum.
I believe U.S. immigration policy would benefit our country and its citizens best, if it asks of all potential immigrants, "what can you do for us"? I believe highest priority should be given to citizenship applicants who offer a demonstrable advantage to us for allowing them to become citizens here. People who offer nothing more than a hope to get any kind of job here, should be much lower on the priority list.
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Donna
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I think it is way past due to do away with automatic citizenship just for being born inside the US. I do support this.
Donna |
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SALVADOREAN!
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when i was born my parents were illegals.
i am proud to be an american and have oppurtunities here!
both of my parenst are now US residients and im the first in my family to gardauste!
so i think they should not take it away! |
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