Clearly illegal immigration has been revealed to be a big issue in politics, and not in the way the media expected it to. So why don’t we just amend the Constitution and be done with it? Why settle for something less, something than can be twisted or interpreted differently?
We have enough States to ratify this change, so let’s just do it and stop trying to dwell in the nuances of a particular phrase.
I’m not arguing against an amendment, but I am saying that an amendment is not the only avenue.
IIRC, an amendment is a 75% vote of the states after a 2/3rds vote of the Congress. On the other hand, with legislation, Even when over-riding a veto, it’s only a 2/3rds vote. If there’s a President Trump/Cruz, the threshold would be 3/5ths, if there’s a recalcitrant Senate, or if nuked, just a majority.