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To: moviefan8; dfwgator
Trump went about this the wrong way. He should have sought a constitutional amendment.

The chances of a constitutional amendment ending birthright citizenship passing both houses and a majority of state legislatures for ratification is about the same as the chance of Joe Biden being a champion on Jeopardy.

The quickest fix for the problem - i.e. a literal rather than original intent interpretation of the 14th amendment - is to deport the illegal parents of anchor babies. Technically under the current interpretation of the 14th, the anchor baby can in theory stay under most jurisdictions, but given that choice, 99% of parents will take the anchor baby with them when they're deported, quibbles over the interpretation of the 14th be damned.

56 posted on 04/02/2026 9:54:24 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: ek_hornbeck

“The quickest fix for the problem...is to deport the illegal parents of anchor babies.”

Yup, and the best.


58 posted on 04/02/2026 9:58:54 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: ek_hornbeck

“The chances of a constitutional amendment ending birthright citizenship passing both houses and a majority of state legislatures for ratification is about the same as the chance of Joe Biden being a champion on Jeopardy.”

The Republican Congress could end 1040 federal tax withholding and 1040 taxation on the middle class unless the amendment is sent to the states and ratified. People wouldn’t vote Democratic to get fleeced again.


63 posted on 04/02/2026 10:07:57 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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