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When Lupita Sanchez applied for a passport, she didn't expect her U.S. citizenship would be called into question. But three months after completing her application - 38 years after she was born in Brownsville - Sanchez received a shocking letter from the U.S. State Department...explaining that her application had been closed, "Once you obtain U.S. citizenship, you may execute another application for a U.S. passport." Sanchez...has been voting and paying taxes in the U.S. for 20 years. But along with hundreds of other South Texans delivered by midwives, the validity of Sanchez's birth certificate, and her citizenship, is being called...

We're now just a few weeks away from Israel turning 60 and the silence, outside anywhere but the Jewish community, is deafening. There was a lot more buildup for the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5 than Israel's upcoming commemoration. Israel's monumental achievement, the fact that this tiny country with neighbors hell-bent on eliminating it, has somehow managed to survive, does not seem to be much of a story outside the Jewish world. Some would say that this is appropriate. Israel is, after all, a Jewish state. Why should anyone else care? But on another level, the fact that no one...

From its beginnings as a nation, the United States differed from Europe in its citizenship policies, welcoming all those born on U.S. territory as U.S. citizens. Now Rep. Dan Lungren of California and 89 other Republican members of Congress want to end the tradition of birthright citizenship. Eleven of 19 Republicans in the California congressional delegation have signed on to sponsor a terrible bill (HR 1940) that would move the United States toward becoming a restrictionist nation of descent based on parentage. In practical terms, if this notion passed, no longer could people born in the United States simply show...

From its beginnings as a nation, the United States differed from Europe in its citizenship policies, welcoming all those born on U.S. territory as U.S. citizens. Now Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Gold River, and 89 other Republican members of Congress want to end the tradition of birthright citizenship. Eleven of 19 Republicans in the California congressional delegation have signed on to sponsor this terrible bill (HR 1940) that would move the United States toward becoming a restrictionist nation of descent based on parentage. In practical terms, if this bill passed, no longer could people born in the United States simply show...

...The women generally arrive on tourist visas when they are seven months pregnant and return home six weeks after delivery. Roberto Infante, director of research at the Florida Institute for Reproductive Sciences and Technologies in Weston, has coordinated care for about 30 Venezuelan expectant mothers since December. "I'm thinking only of my son's future," said Pita, 28, an interior designer from Caracas. "At first, I planned to give birth calmly back home, but then the rumors started. I kept wondering, `What if I can't take my child out of the country?..." Pita is staying at an apartment her mother owns...

Q: When did the United States Adopt Jus Solis? Answer: United States never did adopt it, and instead, abandoned it. After the Revolutionary War the first thing the colonies threw out was England’s much hated “perpetual allegiance.” To the colonists, perpetual allegiance was much like “perpetual bondage,” and was considered both a dirty phrase and offensive. To say America freely adopted common law rule of jus soli would be like suggesting America adopted Nazism after WWII.Under jus soli, there was no personal choice. Under old English common law, foreigners were not required to owe any allegiance to the nation...

Congressional action warranted: the Fourteenth Amendment stipulates that Congress has the power to enforce its provisions by enactment of legislation, and the power to enforce a law is necessarily accompanied by the authority to interpret that law. Therefore, an act of Congress stating its interpretation of the 14th Amendment, as not to include the offspring of illegal aliens, would fall within Congress's prerogative. The cost of educating illegal alien children in the nation's seven states with the highest concentration of illegal aliens was $3.1 billion in 1993(which with the growth of their population to 1.3 million, would be more like...

Adelson Donates $25 Million to Birthright Israel, Reinforces Economy By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem ----- February 6 .... Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson have donated $25 million dollars to the Taglit-Birthright Israel program (BRI). The generous gift will double to at least 20,000 the number of free summer trips to Israel offered by Birthright Israel this summer. The Adelson Family recently donated $25 million to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority. Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, made the gift to Yad Vashem in a ceremony that was attended by Nobel Peace Laureate Elie...

Report: 40 percent of county's Medi-Cal births to illegal immigrants By: WILLIAM FINN BENNETT - Staff Writer NORTH COUNTY ---- A state report quietly released last spring shows illegal immigrants made up the largest single group of those giving birth at taxpayer expense in the state and in San Diego County in 2004. The May report, "Medi-Cal Funded Deliveries," states that of the 14,350 taxpayer-funded births in the county that year, 5,814, or 40.5 percent, were to illegal immigrants. That is an 18 percent increase over the 4,916 Medi-Cal-funded deliveries to illegal immigrants in San Diego County in 2001, as...

The young son of a woman who has taken refuge in a Chicago church delivered a letter to the White House Tuesday, hoping to enlist President Bush's help in keeping his mother from being deported to Mexico. The handwritten letter, which 7-year-old Saul Arellano gave to a White House staffer outside the gates, requested a meeting with Bush to discuss allowing Elvira Arellano to stay in the United States, said Robert Lopez, spokesman for the Chicago immigration-rights group Centro Sin Fronteras. Saul Arellano, who is an American citizen, traveled to Washington with Emma Lozano, executive director of the group, and...

NORCROSS, Ga. - Laila Montezuma was 16 when she sneaked across the Rio Grande from Mexico with her mother, only to be abandoned by the smuggler paid to get them into the United States. They had to hire another "coyote" to reach Houston. But Montezuma's own daughter will be spared those struggles. Even if Montezuma and her husband are both deported for being illegal immigrants, little Alma could eventually return to enjoy the opportunities her parents sought here."She's not going to have to fight for anything for the simple fact that she was born here," Montezuma said as her infant...

www.heritage.org From Feudalism to Consent: Rethinking Birthright Citizenshipby John C. Eastman, Ph.D March 30, 2006 Legal Memorandum #18 It is today routinely believed that under the Citi­zenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, mere birth on U.S. soil is sufficient to obtain U.S. citizen­ship. However strong this commonly believed inter­pretation might appear, it is incompatible not only with the text of the Citizenship Clause (particularly as informed by the debate surrounding its adoption), but also with the political theory of the American Founding. It is time for Congress to reassert its plenary authority and make clear, by resolution, its view...

From today on, not every baby born in this country will automatically be a New Zealand citizen. Changes to the Citizenship Act mean there are tighter rules on children acquiring citizenship at birth. It will only happen now if at least one of their parents is a New Zealand citizen or is entitled to be in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tokelau or Niue indefinitely. The changes have been brought in to recognise the value of citizenship. Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Brian Clarke, says very few babies born in New Zealand will be affected by the changes. The...

Bitter Debate Over 'Birthright Citizenship' By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- A proposal to change long-standing federal policy and deny citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants on U.S. soil ran aground this month in Congress, but it is sure to resurface - kindling bitter debate even if it fails to become law. At issue is "birthright citizenship" - provided for since the Constitution's 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868. Section 1 of that amendment, drafted with freed slaves in mind, says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction...

3 Quit Gym Over Fetus Christmas Tree Birthright Provided Tree With Plastic Dolls LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A Christmas tree that a pregnancy counseling organization provided to a women's fitness center prompted three people to cancel their memberships because the tree is decorated with plastic figures meant to represent fetuses. "This is insidious," said Kelly Jones, one of the women who quit Body Boutique last week. "This is in my gym." She said the fitness center is a place to promote physical and mental health, not to confront a polarizing issue such as abortion. Lorinda Hartzler, co-owner of Body Boutique, said...

Ever since the subject of Congress taking up Birthright Citizenship have we seen the power of ignorance at work through the MSM. It is difficult to find any editorial or wire story that correctly gives the reader an honest and accurate historical account of the Fourteenth Amendment in regards to children born to foreign parents within the United States. Most often the media presents a fabled and inaccurate account of just what the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment means. Recent story lines go something like this: "Currently the Constitution says that a person born in this country is an...

Alien Birthright Citizenship: A Fable That Lives Through Ignorance Ever since the subject of Congress taking up Birthright Citizenship have we seen the power of ignorance at work through the MSM. It is difficult to find any editorial or wire story that correctly gives the reader an honest and accurate historical account of the Fourteenth Amendment in regards to children born to foreign parents within the United States. Most often the media presents a fabled and inaccurate account of just what the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment means. Recent story lines go something like this: "Currently the Constitution says...

WASHINGTON — For nearly 140 years, any child born on U.S. soil, even to an illegal immigrant, has been given American citizenship. Now, some conservatives in Congress are determined to change that

House conservatives today announced plans to amend a Republican-sponsored immigration reform bill with language calling for the construction of a 2,000-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border and a provision that would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. whose parents aren’t citizens. The legislation, sponsored by House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R.-Wis.), is expected to be voted on by the full House as early as next week. Sensenbrenner has worked closely with the White House to craft the bill (H.R. 4437) -- the reason conservatives cited for the exclusion of key enforcement tools. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R.-Colo.) organized Thursday’s...

Sharon looks to sell Israel's birthright By Ryan Jones November 28th, 2005 Emulating the blunder of their patriarch's elder brother Esau, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new Kadima Party Monday said Israel has no choice but to sell its birthright for the “bowl of pottage” it believes will ease the nation's current ills. “The people of Israel have a national and historical right to all of Israel, and together with that the need for a Jewish majority, and so we must concede part of the land of Israel in order that a Jewish and democratic state may exist,” Justice Minister Tzipi...

PHOENIX (AP) — For years, proposals in Congress to end birthright citizenship have gone nowhere. But as lawmakers grapple with ways to solve illegal immigration, the idea is getting more attention. The long-standing policy of birthright citizenship is rooted in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states in part: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States.” But some congressional members say birthright citizenship encourages illegal immigration and jeopardizes national security. U.S. Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., is one of 69 co-sponsors of legislation to deny...

Tancredo introduced a bill called Reducing Immigration to a Genuinely Healthy Total (R.I.G.H.T.) Act of 2005. A second bill called the Immigration and Nationality Act would eliminate birthright citizenship for children of people who are not here legally. Another representative has introduced a constitutional amendment to this same end. Some local officials said such laws could have an impact in the Rio Grande Valley and Brownsville, where an overwhelming percentage of the population is Hispanic, and many people have close familial ties to Mexico. It’s easy to cross from one side of the river to the other in the Valley,...

McALLEN — A Republican-led effort in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to change a constitutional amendment that grants American citizenship to any child born on the nation’s soil. In an effort to deal with illegal immigration, some congressmen are actively discussing the possibility of banning birthright citizenship, also known as "anchor baby provisions," claiming undocumented women have babies on U.S. soil so their children can gain access to this country’s services and benefits. When those children turn 21, they in turn can petition the federal government for citizenship for their parents and siblings. The 14th Amendment gives citizenship to...

Taglit Birthright Israel was looking into the legality of the chosen name "Birthright Unplugged" of a newly established tour program that showcases the Palestinian narrative in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to young Jews. The new program opened this month with six-day tours of the Palestinian territories to instill "an understanding of daily life under occupation," according to the program's founders. Taglit, a program that has brought more than 88,000 Jewish youth on tours of Israel over the past five years, said that it was looking into the legal use of the name "birthright." "This organization is taking advantage and using the...

Gedolei Yisroel [Rabbinical Authorities] Warn Against Birthright Trips to Israelby M. Halevy Last year, gedolei Yisroel [rabbinical authorities] in Eretz Hakodesh (the Holy Land) and the US, headed by Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv, shlita, issued a statement against trips for chareidi ("ultra-Orthodox") youths from the US to Eretz Yisroel that cause numerous stumbling- blocks, in tznius [modesty], kashrus [keeping kosher] and hashkofoh [religious beliefs]. Maranan verabonon [Our Rabbis and Teachers] said these trips, organized by a program called Birthright, have a detrimental effect on the participants. In recent years, an Israeli-American organization with Zionist leanings began offering trips to...

Can anyone refer me to a charitable organization that INdirectly helps to discourage abortions, by providing such things as: - direct aid (shelter, food, medical care for mother and fetus, job assistance, counseling) to poor pregnant women who otherwise might feel more economic pressure to abort; - assistance in linking up pregnant women with adoptive parents, perhaps with the latter helping to provide medical care $$. Ideally, I'm looking for a charity that does NOT expressly DIScourage abortion -- it just keeps quiet about it -- and instead ENcourages adoption as an alternative. (I have nothing against peaceful protest against...

<p>To protect democracy, three judges of the far-left Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have just canceled elections in California. The last horselaugh, I'd hope, for the Democratic charge that Republicans are subverting democracy. As we saw in this space last week, the charge was already a pretty silly explanation of the patent anger surging through the Democratic primaries.</p>

Terri's Call to Action Part 1 is over 5000 posts. If you don't want to get caught up to speed at Part 1: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/971896/posts?q=1&&page=5167#5167 Simply visit Terri's official web site at: http://www.terrisfight.org There are contact numbers at her web site for her core media team, legislators, media and for press updates. See flash movies of Terri interacting with her mother, responding to a physician and see for yourself that she's not in PVS "persistant vegetative state"). In addition to access a text file with a lot of information see: http://bellsouthpwp.net/p/c/pc93/FedCourtDktCaseNo8_03-cv-1860-T-26TGW.txt If you want to join Terri's fight, it's important for...

America The Beautiful America the Beautiful or so you used to be, Land of the Pilgrim's pride, I'm glad they're not here to see, Babies piled in dumpsters, abortion on demand, Oh, sweet land of liberty, your house is on the sand. Your children wander aimlessly poisoned by cocaine, Choosing to indulge their lusts, when God has said abstain. From sea to shining sea this Nation has turned away, From the teaching of God's Law, and a need to always pray. So many worldly pastors telling lies about our Rock, Saying God is going broke so they can fleece the...

Our American Birthright: By Chief Justice Roy Moore One nation under God was their cry and declaration, Upon the law of Nature's God they built a mighty Nation. For unlike mankind before them who had walked this earthen sod, These men would never question the Sovereignty of God. That all men were "created" was a truth "self-evident," To secure the rights God gave us was the role of government. And if any form of government became destructive of this end, It was their right, their duty, a new one to begin. So with a firm reliance on Divine Providence for...

(IsraelNN.com) From Israel to Northern Ontario, from the California coast to Ukraine, as well as in many locations in between, the Orthodox Union’s National Conference of Synagogue Youth’s (NCSY) summer programs have experienced vibrant growth in enrollment this year, with more teenagers than in recent memory having signed on for offerings that combine typical summer enjoyment with Jewish growth. Officials report an increase in registration from 450 to 700 this year, while a new “birthright Israel” trip has added an additional 300 registrants, bringing the NCSY total to 1,000. NCSY this summer established its newest entry in Israel, Volunteers for...

What's in a name? A lot sometimes. And lately, it is important to get the name correct. Our first mistake was that we have allowed the Democrats to define our movement. Most recently, that was Hillary. She tagged us all, in general, as the "vast right- wing." The problem is, that is not even close to being accurate for most of us. Yet, we let it ride without correction. A person on the far right would be one who advocates an oligarchical type rule, a type of reactionary government that assumes strict control of all political and economic policies in...