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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