You can research the issue and learn all about American citizenship online. But briefly, American Indians could not be native born American citizens until 1924, when the Indian Citizenship Act was passed.
Perhaps the most infamous Indian case was Elk v Wilkins, which found that the 14th Amendment did not extend citizenship to Indians born on US territory outside of reservations because they are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of their respective tribes. To give you an idea how bloody corrupt our Supreme Court is, the same justice (Gray IIRC) wrote the Ark v US decision some years later, in which SCOTUS created out of whole cloth the notion that Chinese aliens whose allegiance was to their emperor could give birth to an American Citizen by virtue of the fact that they were “permanent domiciled residents” (i.e. green card holders). So, Indians couldn’t be citizens in any case but Chinese could through magical powers of SCOTUS without any change in the actual law or Constitution!
Dual nationality is, indeed, profoundly un-American. But the lawless SCOTUS struck again in the 1950s-60s, declaring without any supporting legislation or Constitutional amendment that dual nationality is fine. The State Dept. under Spook Prez Bush I created a policy (again, without any supporting law) recognizing dual nationality.
You offer no reasons why your wishes for citizenship make sense. If a Mexican comes here strictly for economic reasons, refuses to integrate, remains loyal to Mexico, sends cash remittances there (thereby harming America by removing that cash from America’s economy), why should any kids she squats out while extracting resources here be American citizens? Citizenship has never been a thing decided by the person. It’s decided by the country, which has the power to decide whether or not to let somebody in. Wishing they’ll eventually become patriotic for the host country is naive; they’re equally likely to become welfare parasites who continue to hate the host country except for the freebies.
The key word is “solely” by being born here. I assume one or both of your parents were citizens, which legitimately makes you a citizen. It doesn’t require generations, just one citizen parent. If neither of your parents is a citizen, you will need to apply and follow the process to become a naturalized citizen when you’re old enough.
I would say continue birth right citizenship BUT if the child’s parents are here illegally, they don’t automatically get to stay and receive benefits on the child’s behalf. They must return to their country and the child can claim citizenship and reside in the US once they turn 18. I believe this is how other countries handle this issue.
Parents should need to be legal citizens for children to gain birthright citizenship. Tourists who visit America when they are 8 1/2mo pregnant should not be birthing citizens of the United States. Neither should criminals crossing the boarder to get free stuff
I don’t believe in ending the Birthright Citizenship. I do believe in restating them. They should be if the child is born in the United States to Non-citizens they should have all of their personal identification measures, such as DNA and finger prints be collected and recorded, Upon the 18th or 21st birthday the child can apply for US Citizenship on a priority basis. Upon application the requesting person must show that they have been an upstanding law abiding citizen of their home country. If they have been in the US undocumented they are of the same status as their parent(s).
Birthright has never been legal, they simply twisted the laws… everyone sucking off our taxpayer dollars is eligible for deportation Needs to go Infront of SC once n for all!
Birthright citizenship is not a policy, it’s a constitutional right in Amendment 14. There would be many Americans who have parents who came here legally, but are not citizens who are impacted by this. Do you take away their citizenship? This is not something that be easily overturned.
Birthright citizenship isn’t TRULY a thing under the law. It’s a badly interpreted singular section of the 14th Amendment. It also clearly indicates each birth person cannot be under the jurisdiction of another nation. Therefore, if you’re here illegally, you’re not under US Jurisdiction. IF you’re here on a vacay. You’re not under the jurisdiction of the US. Therefore, END THIS MESS and make it clear that this will not give you citizenship.
All children born in this country are citizens, as they ALWAYS have been! Birthright citizenship is a staple of our democracy. If it wasn’t, our country would have NEVER existed. We come from all areas and walks of life! The children born here ARE citizens of this country. If we didn’t have this provision, NONE of us, except for the small few that are actual 100 percent Native Americans would not have citizenship. Most of us are not native to this land, yet we want to take away citizenship from children that are literally born on our soil?!?! If they aren’t citizens, yet born here, where do they get deported to? Countries they have never seen, nor have any family or possibly even speak the language?? HMMM why would that be? Because they were born here, raised here, and are American citizens?? This is wrong! This makes us weaker, not stronger. This country was built on our ability to welcome and provide opportunity for all, and now we want to take it away from native born children based on where their parents are from?? Most Americans can trace our heritage back to two people who came from another country. Again, ALL Americans, unless you are 100% Native American! If you end birthright citizenship, than all births should be in question. Why do any children born on American soil get to claim citizenship? Can there be other reasons to say they aren’t citizens? This is a very slippery slope! It’s shameful and the most UnAmerican thing I can think of!!
I truly will never understand why so many people are against birthright citizenship when, if we trace back our ancestry , nearly all of us have immigrant roots. At some point, someone in each of our family lines came to this country, had children, and from there, birthright citizenship continued. Unless you are Native American which majority of us are not. That’s how many of us became citizens in the first place. Why would we now take away that opportunity for future generations to start their own American story in the same way.
Instead of ending birthright citizenship, alter the 14th amendment to where one of the parents have to have US Citizenship in order for the child to be a US citizen.
No. It is in the Constitution and has a very real place. What we need to ban is “anchor babies.” We do this simply by extending citizenship to the actual child born in the U.S. but do not extend any type of benefit of that to the parents. We do that by deporting the parents if they do not have a legal status. They then get to choose whether or not they take their child with them when they leave the United States or to arrange for adoptive or foster parents. Child retains citizenship either way.
And yet, you, yourself, have ignored the part that says ““will not of course, include persons born in the United States who are Foreigners, Aliens, who BELONG TO THE FAMILIES of Ambassadors or Foreign Ministers etc…””
IT specifically sets aside those whose Parents are members of Foreign Governments, but NOT simple Illegal Aliens…
For someone laying the BIG CLAIMS, you sure do tend to IGNORE much of what you use as Evidence, and That’s how people become IGNORANT, it’s through Practice and not simply lack of Intellect…
Maybe we should just get rid of the entire 14th Amendment with it’s Hidden Laws in what is called a ““Run-on Sentence””, and other equally misleading sentences…