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Then it is time for an Amendment to the 14th Amendment. I agree that we can’t strip citizenship from those already here, but we need to put a stop to the illegal entry. Back when the 14th Amendment was ratified, we were welcoming huge influxes of immigrants. Legal meant you passed inspection at Ellis Island. There was very little “illegal” immigration; they were just put back on the boat for the return voyage.

I don’t think the Congress or State Legislatures of 1870 ever thought we would have the situation we do today.

"Then it is time for an Amendment to the 14th Amendment. I agree that we can’t strip citizenship from those already here, but we need to put a stop to the illegal entry."

Agreed. The 14th Amendment was written as a response to slavery but the language clearly grants citizenship to people born in the U.S. or under its jurisdiction. I do not like what has been done with this clause, but will not deny the plain language in which it was written. We cannot decry liberals who play fast and loose with the plain language of the constitution and then do the same thing when it suits our purposes. To be consistent, we should back an amendment to fix this mess.