I think the 14th Amendment should be repealed. But I don’t think it will be. Certainly not in my lifetime. Therefore I view this is a somewhat of a distraction.
As a Californian, illegal immigration has been one of my biggest issues for quite some time now.
IMHO you really need to do about four things to get a handle on it:
1) Secure the borders.
2) Enforce existing laws.
3) End sanctuary cities.
4) Turn off all magnets attracting illegals to begin with.
You do those four things alone, you would probably solve about 95% of the problem of illegal immigration. You don’t need get into Constitutional issues when we already have sufficient laws on the books to deal with the problem.
I have come to the conclusion that regardless of the issue, the MSM will create distractions as soon as there is any detail to a plan. Go to Trump's website and read his immigration position paper. There are enough details in the plan for this to play out in the media for months.
Yes, yes, yes, and yes! That is the answer, the laws are already in place, they just need to be strictly enforced.
I would like to see the interpretation of the 14th changed and a clear citizenship policy where at least one parent must be a citizen for anyone born here to automatically be a citizen. That will indeed be a long hard fight and it is more important to accomplish the four things you pointed out; which would make a huge difference to this country, while also attempting to change birthright citizenship.