Should be U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants entitled to citizenship?

Answer 1

Let's put this in perspective.

If someone breaks in to your home and gives birth on your bed (paying a midwife with your money with she stole from the sock drawer) should you be forced to adopt her kid, support him for the next 18 years and then put him through college?

I'm going to say, "No."

Answer 2

I think the law should anly apply to someone her leagally.

If the parents came here illegally then they should not benifit by having a child here. They have already gained free birth of thier child that should be enough.

But the law now rewards them for doing so.

I know some people will say that it isnt the childs fault, but if the parents had not illeglally imigrated the child would have been born in their home country anyway.

it's kind of like letting a bank robber keep the loot.

ADDITION a question for KAMEL Since you say the word ALL is specific and must be interpreted as such would you then agree that illegals are not afforded the rights under the constitution as it clearly states in the pre amble that it is "WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Then it goes on to say and secure the Blessings of Liberty to OURSELVES. Notice the very specific wording. It doesnt include everyone when it speaks there but ourselves as in we the people.

So under your own reasoning you would have to agree the constitution is just for americans

Remember the word "ourselvesl" is not ambiguous.


We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Answer 3

Did you mean "Should US-born children of illegal immigrants be entitled to citizenship?"

My answer is no, as it's a perversion of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was put in place to make sure that former slaves who were born in the US would be considered citizens after the end of the Civil War.

Answer 4

Stupid question. How did YOU become a citizen if you weren't born one? Every child born in the U.S. IS a U.S.. citizen and thats the way it will stay until they tear up the US constitution.

The issue was settled in 1898. In the case of Won Kim Ark. Won was a US born child of chinese citizens. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made it illegal for Chinese to immigrate or become a naturalized citizen of the US and he returned to China with his parents. He returned to the US and was detained as an illegal alien. The Supreme Court ruled 7-4 that under the 14th amendment, he was a citizen at birth and a citizen is not subject to immigration laws..

That is how it was in Rome in 212 AD and in England and France until recently. It's called Jus Soli. Most countries use jus sanguinis, which is less democratic.

Answer 5

Absolutely not.

The privelege of citizenship was never meant to be granted to children of non-citizens, whether that be illegal aliens or people simple here visiting.

This is an outrageous interpretation of our Constitution and laws and needs to be changed.

We have an extremely dangerous lack of action by the President and Congress on this matter.

Answer 6

Yes!

If they are natural born they are citizens unless you want to change the constitution!

US Constitution

"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States"

"Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

AMENDMENT XIV
Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868.

Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th amendment.

"Section 1.
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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Born or naturalized seems to be clear enough for me! You can't get around the Constitution just because you don't like the way they became citizens!

Answer 7

Yes, if you pay any heed to the Constitution. As noted above, the 14th Amendment states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States...are citizens of the United States". To say it is a perversion of the amendment is ludicrous, because the word "all" is not ambiguous.

Answer 8

No, they are not Automatically given Citizenship. KEYWORD "Naturalized Citizen" Not Illegal Aliens...France even stopped that sort of nonsense because of being overburdened with non citizens.

Answer 9

Legally, anyone born in the US is entitled to citizenship, with exception for people not under US jurisdiction (i.e., foreign diplomats).

Answer 10

Who cares? any citizen born to illegal immigrants are citizens of their parents country too, so they can all go back.