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> somehow have the 'right' to citizenship The 14th amendment makes it pretty clear that (with very rare exception) anyone born on US soil is born a US citizen.
by jpitzo 12y ago
> somehow have the 'right' to citizenship
The 14th amendment makes it pretty clear that (with very rare exception) anyone born on US soil is born a US citizen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_in_the_United_States#Birthright_citizenship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_in_the_United_State...
- fennecfoxen 12y agoI believe he's referring to this part of the immigration regime: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_Arrivals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_A...
- al2o3cr 12y agoLOL, most of the nativists are still itching to re-fight the war that got us the 13th / 14th / 15th, so citing those won't convince them...
- arenaninja 12y agoFairly sure grandparent meant children who were also brought here illegally