Rand Paul supports amendment to deny citizenship to children of illegals

The Hill ^ | 06/24/10 11:55 AM ET | Michael O'Brien

[Christian_Capitalist]

Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Rand Paul said Thursday he would support amending the Constitution to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States.

Paul, the libertarian Republican nominee for the Senate who's also the son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), said courts should review the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States," to determine whether or not it should apply to the children of illegal immigrants.

If those court challenges fail, Paul said in an interview with the conservative blog Right Wing News, then he would support an amendment that would have the effect of denying citizenship to children of illegal immigrants who are born in the U.S.

"But the 14th amendment actually says that you will be a citizen as long as you are under the jurisdiction of the United States," Paul said. "Many argue that these children that are born to illegal aliens are really still under the jurisdiction of the Mexican government."

"I think we need to fight that out in the courts," he added. "If we lose, then I think we should amend the Constitution because I don't think the 14th amendment was meant to apply to illegal aliens. It was meant to apply to the children of slaves."

Paul has previously suggested that children of illegal immigrants should not be considered citizens of the United States, but appears not to have directly addressed whether the Constitution should be amended to clear up the matter.

Some nonprofits and lawmakers have also fretted over the growing practice of "birth tourism," where pregnant women from foreign nations pay to travel to the United States to deliver, with the intent of obtaining U.S. citizenship for their child.

Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/105287-rand-paul-favors-amendment-to-deny-citizenship-to-children-of-illegals-born-in-us
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[Christian_Capitalist]

Paul suggests what steps he thinks lawmakers should take to address illegal immigration on his campaign website:

I support local solutions to illegal immigration as protected by the 10th amendment. I support making English the official language of all documents and contracts.

Millions crossing our border without our knowledge constitutes a clear threat to our nation's security. I will work to secure our borders immediately. My plans include an underground electric fence, with helicopter stations to respond quickly to breaches of the border.

Mrs. Christian_Capitalist, my half-Mexican esposa Proverbios treinta y uno, supports Rand Paul for US Senate -- and says you should too!

[Christian_Capitalist]

Rand Paul bumpity-bump.

[A_Former_Democrat]

This issue is a winner. More should adopt this stance. It’s been sitting there waiting for suitors.

[clee1]

I support such an amendment as well.

[safetysign]

about time

[safetysign]

about time

[safetysign]

about time

[safetysign]

about time

[GOPsterinMA]

A-MEN ! ! !

[Christian_Capitalist]

Thanks, I agree! I also like his stance in favor of making English the official language of all documents and contracts. Heck, English is my wife's second language, and she supports that -- "People in the same country have to be able to talk to eachother!"

[Christian_Capitalist]

You don't say? You don't say? You don't say? You don't say?

Just messin' with you...

[agooga]

This is the right way to do it.

[The Comedian]

Now accepting wagers on the arrival time of the first salvo of rabid Paulphobics, demonstrating their Tourrete's Syndrome by shouting "Paultards" and "Paulbots"...

I'll start the wager at $1 for "Within 60 seconds"...

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Ancient Drive]

I don’t agree. It would require an amendment to the Constitution.

[nickcarraway]

I support making English the official language of all documents and contracts.

Since the Founding Fathers didn't see fit to do that, far be it from me to go against them.

[GonzoGOP]

Now accepting wagers on the arrival time of the first salvo of rabid Paulphobics, demonstrating their Tourrete's Syndrome by shouting "Paultards" and "Paulbots"...

I'm thinking that this is some kind of conspiracy to make me like this guy. He keeps saying things that both make sense and cause the liberal's heads to explode. His dad freaks me out, but Rand Paul seems to be a little more grounded. I guess that makes me a recovering Paulphobic.

[GonzoGOP]

I knew it was a conspiracy. The grays have replaced him with some kind of PaulClone. Now where's my tinfoil fedora?

Has Dr. Rand Paul Been Abducted by Aliens?

[CPT Clay]

Yes!

[Christian_Capitalist]

I support making English the official language of all documents and contracts. ~~ Since the Founding Fathers didn't see fit to do that, far be it from me to go against them.

(Shrugs) I'm not talking about a Constitutional Amendment. Just a Congressional Law.

[Christian_Capitalist]

I don’t agree. It would require an amendment to the Constitution.

Which Rand Paul supports -- IF AND ONLY IF Court challenges fail.

Paul thinks that the Courts should re-visit the question of whether or not illegal aliens are legally "under the jurisdiction of the United States", per the 14th Amendment, and I agree with him.