Posted on 08/17/2015 5:43:12 AM PDT by jimbo123
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to deny citizenship to the babies of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally as part of an immigration plan that emphasizes border security and deportation for millions.
He would also rescind Obama administration executive orders on immigration.
Trump described his expanded vision of how to secure American borders during a wide-ranging interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet The Press," saying that he would push to end the constitutionally protected citizenship rights of children of any family living illegally inside the U.S.
"They have to go," Trump said, adding: "What they're doing, they're having a baby. And then all of a sudden, nobody knows ... the baby's here."
Native-born children of immigrants — even those living illegally in the U.S. — have been automatically considered American citizens since the adoption of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution in 1868.
The odds of repealing the amendment's citizenship clause would be steep, requiring the votes of two-thirds of both houses of Congress and support from three-fourths of the nation's state legislatures. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly failed since 2011 to pass bills aimed at ending "birthright citizenship." Some conservatives believe that the granting of citizenship in such cases could be changed without amending the Constitution.
"They're illegal," Trump said, describing native-born children of people living illegally in the US. "You either have a country or not."
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
Policy paper here:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/immigration-reform
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/images/uploads/Immigration-Reform-Trump.pdf
This should be the way it is. If the parent is illegal, so is the kid.
And do it retroactively! To at least 1986.
True, unfortunately America has no money tree to support all the third world ones that want in here.
Also, Mexico is told in Mexico and through our educational system that we took California and other places from Mexico, so they in their minds justifying the theft of our funds, the fraudulent documents and such as being ethical.
I am now behind this man 10000%.
Whoo hoo...!!!
GO TRUMMMMP...!!!
Sometimes genius is so simple.
How often does the media use the word ‘babies’ in a headline.
“Native-born children of immigrants — even those living illegally in the U.S. — have been automatically considered American citizens since the adoption of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution in 1868.”
I do not believe that this is true.
YES!!!
“Native-born children of immigrants — even those living illegally in the U.S. — have been automatically considered American citizens since the adoption of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution in 1868.”
Not so. The 14th gave citizenship to slaves and their children. “Wong Kim Arc” USSC decision expanded that to all children born in the US to legally residing parents, citizens or not.
Once you drop it, the ship ain't leaving.
“The odds of repealing the amendment’s citizenship clause would be steep, requiring the votes of two-thirds of both houses of Congress and support from three-fourths of the nation’s state legislatures.”
So the drafters of the 14th Amendment intended that if an illegal alien strayed across the border and dropped a baby that baby would be a citizen? And today, a foreign woman who is close to her delivery date can book a vacation to Disney world, have the baby at an American hospital, and the baby is automatically an American citizen? That was the intent of the 14th Amendment?
If it was the intent of the amendment, then yes it should be changed. But it wasn’t the intent. All we need is a president who will implement a policy of not recognizing “birth right” citizenship because it is not supported by either the constitution or American statutes. If Trump would be that president I am all in for him.
Absolutely!! The law was not so broad as to include illegals. Out....and take your kids with you.
You are correct, it is not true.
Anchor spawn is more accurate.
The dearly respected and missed late Tony Snow had a coverall statement to be used when someting was so obviously correct and inarguably sensible that one HAD TO agree with it: “DAMN RIGHT!”
And that is MY response to Trump’s Immigration Plan.
Just think of it as aborting them back to Mexico or whereever.
Then your conscience won’t bother you Stephen Braun.
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