By our constitution anyone born in America becomes a citizen by birth irrespective of parental origins?

Question

We have over 10 million alliens and these alliens have children born here in America and as such the children are American citizens by birth. American nationals have a constitutional right to invite their parents to settle in United States. My question is: at what age does an American citizen start enjoying their constitutional rights and being protected by the constitution? If the answer is at birth don't these immigrants' children who have become citizens by birth have a cosnstitutional right to invite their allien parents to settle in United States of America? If this is yes, are our politicians being honest with American people about immigration issues?

Answer 1

Heavy Sarcasm is correct. The 14th amendment actually denies citizenship. That is another myth that needs to be dispelled like the tooth fairy.
Read the links then decide for yourself.

Answer 2

It does not matter whether illegal immigration was an issue then or not. The words are there for a reason and can and should be applied to the immigration problem we face today. Foreigners are not subjects of the United States, so neither are their children, born here or not. If the words had no meaning, they wouldn't be there. The legislators who wrote the amendment were not stupid. They were all educated to the highest standards of their day. They did not use words frivolously, particularly where amending the Constituition was concerned. They agonized over the language of everything they codified. Those words "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" have a much broader application than just the slavery issue. It was blacks who fought for civil rights in this country. Does that mean that only blacks are entitled to utilize the many laws passed to protect minorities from discrimination?? Of course not. To say that this amendment applies only to blacks is as ridiculous as saying that existing civil rights laws apply only to blacks and that other minority groups are going to have to fight for their own civil rights laws if they want them.

Answer 3

To answer several of your questions:

Yes, if a child is born on American soil, the child is an American citizen regardless of it's parents nationality. The child would be eligible for dual-citizenship; the United States AND the mother country of the parents. It has ALWAYS been this way.

In addition, in the past when the child is born, the parents are permitted to stay; can apply for and received "green-card" residential alien status and begin applying for citizenship. Thats the way it has ALWAYS been. The idea is to keep the family together. You cannot deport the child who is a citizen and you can't deport the parents of the child.

And, yes, our government and politicians have lied and are still doing it about the immigration issue. They have totally ignored and winked at the immigration issue for over 50 years. The government knows that big business, corporations and especially farmers and agribusiness depend on this cheap labor force. They will do nothing to interfere with it.

They lie to you and me to keep us quiet.....

Answer 4

They are citizens because the 14th amendment is being misinterpreted! This amendment was about the slaves. It was not written to apply for the 20+million illegal alien criminals that are here breaking our laws!

In addition, just because these anchor babies are unfortunately citizens, this doesn't give their illegal parents any benefits toward citizenship until the kid is 21. When the parents are deported, like they should be, the kids should go with their parents.

Answer 5

Not true, See 14th Ammendment;

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

"And Subject to the jurisdiction thereof", means if you are a subject of Mexico or any other soveriegn nation, you are not a subject of the US.

The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to protect the rights of native-born Black Americans, whose rights were being denied as recently-freed slaves. In 1866, Senator Jacob Howard clearly spelled out the intent of the 14th Amendment by writing:

"Every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This 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 accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States. This has long been a great desideratum in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country."

Answer 6

Children don't have a constitutional right to invite their alien parents to the U.S. US citizen children may petition for their parents when they reach the age of 21 by statute (law not constitution).

Unfortunately, if the parents entered illegally without a visa, even an approved petition by their adult US citizen child will not make them eligible for a green card.

That's the myth of the "anchor baby" bumper sticker.

Answer 7

The fault lies not in the terrorists but in the response of the government and the people who allow it. But the USA has a long history of allowing such abuses, going back to the Alien and Sedition Laws. But people then at least had the gumption to destroy the Federalist Party for its role in these laws. There was never any payback for McCarthyism or the Palmer Raids, so each time now it gets worse. My perhaps pitiful effort is to insert reference to jihad, imam, heroin, ammo, explosions,, in my emails and phone calls. If enough people do the same, while the real terrorists use code words, ultimately the abusers efforts will collapse.

Answer 8

You make an excellent point; however, when the framers of the constitution wrote it, illegal immigration was not an issue I imagine they thought our nation would have to deal with.

I will concede that it's plausible that, this particular phrase was written, because the framers wanted everyone t have these rights regardless of status.

However, the problem with your logic is that illegal aliens are exploiting a loophole. According to your logic by allowing legal rights and entitlements as a result of an illegal act.

Answer 9

When the first baby stands up and invites there parents back to the US to stay I will pay for the bus ride back.

Answer 10

Are you saying you want MORE immigrants here? Dude, enough is enough!