Some state legislators are trying to push through legislation that would prohibit those born in this country to parents that are neither US citizens or lawful permanent residents from gaining citizenship. Some experts are arguing that the 14th Amendment, which gives citizenship to everyone born in the US, was only meant to clarify that former slaves and their children are citizens.
The bill does not look like it is getting very far at this point. If it were to pass, I'm sure there would be challenges all the way to the Supreme Court. I don't think we have enough strict constructionists on the Court to swing a decision in favor of a bill like this. I understand the argument that such a bill could be constitutional (not that I agree). However, even if it were, we have a long history of giving citizenship by place of birth as opposed to descent, and I see no reason to change that.
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_e3f477cf-fdb2-5609-afd1-db34e3f9dfd0.html
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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