Good evening, Infidels and Infidettes! My father and I were discussing the "anchor baby" problem earlier today, and it inspired me to do some researching of the subject with the help of Google. Since I'm not an expert regarding the US Constitution, I knew little of a clause in the 14th Amendment known as the "Citizenship Clause," and how the Supreme Court has interpreted said clause since its introduction shortly after the Civil War. Anyway, here's a blog entry (or article) I've found regarding the topic at hand. It's required homework for you TSN fans and regulars, so please take the time and read it!
Alien Birthright Citizenship: A Fable That Lives Through Ignorance
http://federalistblog.us/2005/12/birthright_citizenship_fable.html
As we can see, the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment does not cover those who illegally sneak into the country for the sole purpose of giving birth on US soil, and said baby (and the parents for that matter) are NOT recognized by the Federal government as citizens or otherwise. So, individual towns/cities/states can pass all the laws they want regarding the "legal" status of illegal aliens and their anchor babies, but will NOT be recognized by Federal law (namely the US Constitution). Although, for some strange reason, the Supreme Court's ruling (well, rather their "interpretation" of the Citizenship Clause) in the US v. Wong Kim Ark case (1898) gave instant citizenship to babies born on US soil of parents who hold no allegiance to the US (in other words, those parents who are not naturalized US citizens, or those who are going through the proper channels of becoming naturalized citizens).
Now I can understand why the current Supreme Court hasn't revisited the Citizenship Clause, the lot of pro-illegal, open border supporters that they are. But why hasn't the Supreme Court, in the past one-hundred plus years since the Wong Kim Ark case, ruled (or at least revisited) the Citizenship Clause? I find it hard to believe that our country hasn't had a *true* conservative Supreme Court member majority in the past hundred years! We all know that our country was at its strongest, conservative and sovereign-wise, post WWII. So if the Citizenship Clause didn't have a chance to be interpreted correctly by the Supreme Court at that time, what chance do we have now? Here, in the days of faux conservatism, the chances of revisiting (or ruling upon) the Citizenship Clause via the US Supreme Court seems extremely unlikely. But in reality, every single child borne from illegal residents, since the introduction of the Citizenship Clause in the 14th Amendment, is NOT a citizen of the United States. Instead of introducing new "immigration" bills (I'm looking straight at you, President Bush), enforce the laws that are already on the books and in the Constitution! It shouldn't be treated as a religious text that needs to be interpreted by a group of scholars (the US Supreme Court) as to its "true" meaning (or what's more politically advantageous to the SC Justices).
At the rate (and ratio) these illegals have children, even if the borders were completely sealed today, it won't be long before our country not only begins to resemble that of Mexico (which has already happened in certain areas), but to be governed in the same fashion as well. If you think President Bush has undermined the identity and sovereignty of our country, you haven't seen nothin' yet! The invasion and conquer of America without firing (almost) a shot. Incredible.
