[Lmo56]

Later on in the article, the Wong Kim Ark case is cited - BUT FAILS TO MENTION that Ark was the child of Chinese immigrants who were LEGALLY within the United States ...

[skeeter]

Texans talk a good game, but Arizonans are the ones making things happen.

God bless em.

[phockthis]

sfl

[cc2k]

This brings up an interesting question. I'm not sure where the courts have been on this. "Birth right citizenship" stems from this part of the 14th amendment:

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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

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The question is, are illegal immigrants, by entering the United States illegally, attempting to avoid being "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" ? If that's the case, then they aren't covered by the 14th amendment.

[SpaceBar]

Too bad this story isn’t in the past tense.

[La Lydia]

Round up enough states and you can amend the Constitution.

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[Hotlanta Mike]

[archy]

Arizona state Senator Russell Pearce will unveil the bill Jan. 5 in Washington, D.C., the Arizona Capital Times reports. The paper says lawmakers in Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah have said they want to introduce similar legislation this year.

I understand that Wyoming's not far behind as well.