BORN IN THE USA: The Case Against Birthright Citizenship

Dinesh D'Souza ^ | 06 Apr 2026 | Dinesh D'Souza

[CDR Kerchner]

The case against birthright citizenship seems straightforward and persuasive. Is it really right for an eight-month pregnant Mexican woman to illegally cross the Rio Grande, give birth, and be allowed to stay in America because her newborn child is now a natural born citizen? By the same token, is it just for a Chinese millionaire to have 100 children by surrogacy, arrange for them to be born in the US, and then move them back to China, where they are now US citizens and can later vote in US elections?

That’s crazy, right? And these are not hypothetical or imaginary horrors. They are going on, and they have been going on for some time. … continue reading at: https://dineshdsouza.substack.com/p/born-in-the-usa-the-case-against

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 14thamendment; anchorbaby; birthrightcitizen; hesindian; roflmao; trumpvbarbara

[A strike]

Most likely PenceofSchiffahole JohnRoberts will fk it up ..

[thecodont]

"Is it really right for an eight-month pregnant Mexican woman to illegally cross the Rio Grande, give birth, and be allowed to stay in America because her newborn child is now a natural born citizen?"

I thought a natural born citizen was a child born on the soil of a country from parents who were citizens of the country.

[Menes]

Yes, that’s what I have read, too, and that the status of both parents as US citizens makes the difference between a „natural-born“ and a „native-born“ US citizen.

Of course, I might be wrong, but that is what I have been reading in several scholarly works…