Posted on 06/13/2010 11:58:47 AM PDT by craigs2040
Currently, some federal legislators are considering legislation to update our approach to citizenship which, based on the 14th amendment, provides citizenship to any person born on U.S. soil regardless of how they got here. Effectively, citizenship is given to children born here during parents’ vacation, as a result of their illegal entry, and everything in between.
The portion of the 14th amendment concerned here states: “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.”
Not surprisingly, the language was created in a time when specific purposes were being served. It was passed by Congress in 1866 and ratified in 1868. First, the population was still expanding westward, American was young, and population increase was valued. Second, many new immigrants were arriving and starting families and it made sense to provide citizenship to their children born here in order to provide the new generation with a firm civic tie to the young nation.
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No thanks. This looks like another person with no understanding of the 14th Amendment.
The 14th Amendment was not legally ratified; unfortunately, there’s not much we can do about it.
BTW, for those who think it’s a racist thing, be advised that the 13th Amendment WAS legally ratified. Do your research if you don’t believe.
I doubt they will be removing the number 14 from the list of amendments, but I do think they need to interpret it properly which the person on this blog certainly did not.
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