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To: Cheburashka
You may feel that children born in the United States to illegal immigrants should not be given citizenship. In order for that to result there will have to be an amendment to the Constitution.

That is not true. Just as Congress could grant citizenship to all Native American tribespeople born in the United States by simply passing a law, Congress can also remove birthright citizenship by simply passing a similar law.

76 posted on 12/08/2006 10:01:51 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: FreedomCalls

Indians are a different case, and a limited one. They were treated as having sovereign status even though they did not have sovereign territories, i.e. they were here first, so they get special treatment.

The law you cite just put them on the same basis as everyone else, gave them the same rights that everyone else born here had, it didn't take anything away from them.

If you want to take anything away from people, you're going to need a Constitutional amendment.


80 posted on 12/09/2006 2:04:07 AM PST by Cheburashka (World's only Spatula City certified spatula repair and maintenance specialist!!!)
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