U.S. Citizenship is a precious commodity but it is not a finite resource. I am more than willing to extend citizenship to a child who is born in this country, regardless of the status of their parents. The sin of the parent should not extend to the child.
Immigration reform is a worthy goal. Ending Birthright Citizenship is not reform, it is punishment for the sake of punishment.
I don’t agree it’s punishment. I’m not suggesting we kick them all out of the country. I want a path to citizenship for those here, and that would include their children, but the 14th amendment was created for slaves. That just no longer applies.
If a woman comes in from China tomorrow, has a child next month and goes back to China a month later, that child is a US citizen. Is that really the purpose of the 14th? Birth tourism is real and people take advance of the US because of an amendment for freed slaves. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
