Interesting. So what if Obama states that these people are ‘In amity’?
Would that make them citizens?
Sure, there are problems with birth citizenship - but there are also benefits - it eliminates shenanigans. Obama wants to give them citizenship outright, but birthright citizenship stops him.
Your change in law? Gives him this power 100 percent. Voila - instant Amnesty.
“Gives him this power 100 percent. Voila - instant Amnesty.”
Where do you get that?
If the people are here legally, then their kids are already born citizens. If they are NOT here legally, they are not, by definition, here in amity - and thus their kids do NOT meet the requirements, per the US Supreme Court, for birth citizenship.
However, under current usage, they are accepted as citizens - just without any factual basis in US law.