Tuesday, August 10, 2010

GOP Wants To Restore The True Meaning of the 14th Amendment

American Citizenship is Not a Birthright
Investor's Business Daily Editorial
August 10, 2010

Immigration:  The 14th Amendment was written to guarantee citizenship for freed slaves.  It's been misinterpreted to give citizenship to children of illegal aliens.  Now some GOP leaders want to restore its original meaning.

In Texas this year, some 60,000 so-called "anchor babies" will be born to the 1.5 million illegal aliens estimated to reside there.  They're called that because under the current interpretation of the 14th Amendment they're automatic citizens, encouraging more illegals to arrive and making it hard to deport those already here.
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