Thursday, November 8, 2018

Ending Birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants?


Should the Us government end the birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants?

The 14th Amendment Section I of US Constitution states that: “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.” The constitution of US is strong and clear. If we abide with the constitution as the supreme law, we should respect the document with proud and dignity. US should not take away the Birthright citizenship. Kids born to illegal immigrant on US territories should be granted citizenship. And if they are born and grown up here, how are they less American than anyone else? Those kids are innocent that did not decide where or when to be born. It was granted by the Constitution, a command of the highest law of the land. Some people arguing that Birthright citizenship is a misinterpretation of the 14th amendment. Misinterpretation or not, we should not take away this right. Many of the birthright citizens has and continuing to contribute to the thriving of this nation. Children of immigrants are legally equal to any other American, they can assimilate well. Ending birthright citizenship would create a whole new problem of stateless children loss and victimized for generations to come.

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