Posted on 01/27/2011 11:49:26 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Two Republican senators are introducing a resolution that would end the constitutional right to citizenship that comes with being born on U.S. soil.
Rand Paul (Ky.) and David Vitter (La.) are introducing a resolution this week that would amend the Constitution so that a person born in the United States could only become an American citizen if one or more of his or her parents is an legal citizen, legal immigrant, or member of the armed forces, according to a joint press release Thursday.
Vitter said the legislation would help reduce illegal immigration.
“For too long, our nation has seen an influx of illegal aliens entering our country at an escalating rate, and chain migration is a major contributor to this rapid increase – which is only compounded when the children of illegal aliens born in the U.S. are granted automatic citizenship,” Vitter said. “Closing this loophole will not prevent them from becoming citizens, but will ensure that they have to go through the same process as anyone else who wants to become an American citizen.”
Paul said the legislation enforces the current immigration rules.
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It may not be as bad as you think. The “womens’ rights” forces put all their political eggs into amending the Constitution but I don’t think the same mechanism applies here. Obviously they won’t amend the Constitution, but they can still theoretically pass a simple law that clarifies “subject to the jurisdiction.”
I don’t think such a bill would pass the current Dem-controlled senate, but maybe in 2013....
And then the SCOTUS would have to decide.
A good start....though the Dems and Liberal RINOs will try to kill it
Even more interesting.....Rand Paul...who tends to be more Liberatarian than Conservative....seems to not share the Liberatarian mantra of Open Borders and Illegal Alienism.
I still think the best way to handle the birthright citizenship in regard to Illegals is to either keep the child and deport the parents.....or all (baby, mother, family) go home. Stop allowing the mother and the family to stay after she downloads a baby in the US
You are correct.
Yeah they would...if it was a constitutional amendment.
Amen.
Logically, you're 100% right, but we know many states are run by "progressives". The sole purpose in life for most wooden headed progressives is to "do good" with other people's money. They wouldn't think of taking these illegals into their own home, or even into their own communities, but in their world it's "immoral" not to make them citizens just because they managed to evade the border patrol and sneak into the USA.
I agree introducing an amendment is just a pointless distraction.
Rand Paul is right most of the time but he doesn’t strike me at all as a savvy politician, remember how he let Chris Matthews headbutt him.
Jindal is a citizen regardless since any new law wouldn’t be retroactive.
I’ve never said he isn’t a citizen. His parents were resident aliens, here legally with intentions to become naturalized citizens when their son was born here.
But he isn’t a Natural Born Citizen (born in the U.S. to U.S. citizen parents).
He is now a Governor. He can be a Representative of the House of Congress, or a Senator of Congress. He just isn’t eligible to be President.
Is there case law that says children of illegal aliens born in the US are citizens or is that just “policy”
If illegal aliens or lawfully immigrated aliens or non-immigrant aliens leave the US are they still subject to its laws and jurisdiction?
Can a US citizen be prosecuted for sex with a minor in a foreign country even if it is not against the law in that country? Can an immigrated, non-immigrated or illegal alien who leaves the US to such a country be prosecuted under US law for same?
So does that mean that non-immigrated aliens and illegal aliens ar not subject to the jurisdiction of the US when abroad like US citizens and LAPR’s? So how can their children born in the US be citizens if their parents are not fully subject to US jurisdiction?
Yea, an the ATF got away with it on Bush I’s 1989 executive order on the 10 parts rule.
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