Automatic citizenship
Here in El Paso, the community is in an uproar over the Citizenship Reform Act of 2005.
This bill would deny automatic citizenship to children born in US territory of parents who are here illegally.
(d) For purposes of section 301(a), a person born in the United States shall be considered as `subject to the jurisdiction of the United States’ if–
(1) the child was born in wedlock in the United States to a parent either of whom is (A) a citizen or national of the United States, or (B) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and maintains his or her residence (as defined in subsection (a)(33)) in the United States; or
(2) the child was born out of wedlock in the United States to a mother who is (A) a citizen or national of the United States, or (B) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and maintains her residence in the United States.
This is something I have been advocating for years! There’s absolutely no reason to extend citizenship to children born to illegal aliens just so that they can stay here. Take this loophole away from them, and you create another incentive for people to come here through legal channels rather than sneaking across the border.
Expect a court challenge from the ACLU if this bill passes into law.
