May 27, 2010
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No more citizenship by birth in the US?
The National Public Radio reported Tuesday that the more than a century-old policy of giving birth certificates to alien babies born in US territory is being challenged by lawmakers, this amidst the growing restrictions on immigration in a country founded by immigrants (News report, here).
Texas state Representative Leo Berman (Republican) said in the report that he believes America is giving away 350,000 birth certificates to babies born to illegal aliens. Berman said that the 14th Amendment, which clarifies that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States, does not apply to foreigners. Remember that Texas rejected the 14th Amendment, but was later forced to ratify it so that it could join the Union.
Well, in a way, Rep. Berman has a point.
