YEA!! I HOPE THEY SUCCEED
Im mixed on that one. I have seen successful indian (from India) have kids here and make something valuable of themselves and become productive segment of society.
I would feel bad for these people who lose that chance to become part of our country because of our institutional lack of border control.
Thats the real problem. Stop them at the border and the anchor baby scam wont occur.
Yes!!!!
If they just write a law without a Constitutional Amendment, I'd be so furious.
"The Founders"?
Birthright citizenship became part of the Constitution in the 1860s, not the 1780s.
Building the wall and intercepting those who cross is doable by executive act. No law is needed. Indeed, the border states could do it, with federal military and financial assistance.
Ending birthright citizenship would require a Constitutional amendment, and is a bad idea.
Close the border and regularize everyone on the US side of it. There will not continue to be an influx after that, and you will not need to worry about the birthright business.
Seems like the could eventually be twisted against citizens. I don't like it.
Build the wall, but don't start messing with citizenship.
Amen!
This is an excellent start for removing the #1 incentive illegals have for coming here, illegally.
Agree?
Now the question becomes.
...what'll the spineless GOPers actually do?
Somebody pinch me - Is this a dream, the Pubbies are getting a clue ???
I've been saying that for YEARS!!!
Enough mulling. Just do it?
It's about fricking time! The pandering bastards on Capitol Hill may finally be waking up.
ping
Should have been done 15 years ago. We've been caving into arrogant Mexicans and Central Americans for years. They must fix their own nations and stop leeching off us.
The white racist Spanish overlords love it when they can push their unwanted brown skinned masses into the United States. We are idiots to put up with this. But our ruling elites (GWBush, Bill Clinton etc.) love it this way.
Ping-a-ling. Here you...post away on border issues.
How about eliminating the undeserved benefit to children who bring their foreign parents over here to collect social security even though the parents never paid a dime?
It would really help.
Section 1. All persons born((((to legal permanent resident aliens or legal citizens))) or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they ((((legally))))reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of((((legal)))) citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person(((here legally))) of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person((((herelegally))))within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons((((here legally)))) in each state, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male((((or female legal)))) inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one((((18 instead)))) years of age, and ((((legal))))citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male(((or female legal)))) citizens shall bear to the whole number of male((((or female legal)))) citizens twenty-one((((18 instead)))) years of age in such state.
Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation(((( AND IMMEDIATE ACTION BY ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT Entities REQUIRED))) the provisions of this article.
I really do not see why this is so difficult!
I will offer that Section 5 Authorizes the Congress to declare war on this invasion of illegal aliens and thus allows them to deploy military to the border to enforce border security.
I suppose the first opposition to these changes would be the defenition of "legal" as used here and I would argue that although self evident, the term means that all laws made about citizenship must be met and abided by or else they are deemed Illegal and subject to punishments.
I do not think this is an amendment issue so much as it is a precedent Law issue or an 'amending an amendment issue. There are immigrants rights laws that would need addressed in combination with this, but a person could pose the arguement that these changes( amendments to the amendment) affect all laws they affect with superceding power and would make any and all statements in all laws null and void with these new changes Setting the NEW precedent. National Security of this country being the vehicle to justify it.