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.
“You are right, it would require a constitutional amendment to address the issue of “anchor babies”.”
No it wouldn’t. It takes a court decision to state that the 14th applied to the children of slaves, not aliens.
No, it would simply require Congress to pass a law enforcing the 14th Amendment.