A challenge to the 14th Amendment will undoubtedly arise. I don’t think the founding fathers would have extended the privilege of birthright citizenship to those families illegally crashing the gate, especially considering the fact that among those entering our country are some with nefarious intent. I could imagine a time when a few people here and there crossed the border seeking refuge from tyrannical regimes, and getting it. Women who have entered the country legally and who plan to make the U.S. their home are welcome, and their children will be citizens. But with many thousands of mostly young men, none of whom are pregnant, traveling together, and coordinating their arrival at the border….they intend nothing less than an overwhelming invasion of our country.
A child born in the USA must have at least one parent who is a citizen, or be legally classified as under the jurisdiction of our country. That is common sense. Many of us had parents or grandparents who were legally admitted into the U.S. Their children should be citizens. But if a child is born from a visiting mother (tourist) or illegal parents- that child should not be a citizen automatically.
Common sense is needed here, we can’t have people abusing our laws.
Tommy
5 years ago
Let’s all be United as we are the United States. Let everyone in!!!!
ONTIME
5 years ago
Up until the 1960’s this type of soil birth citizenship did not exist, why did we need to change when we did well without it for more than a hundred years?…The founders looked at loyalty, others attribute it to the emancipation under lincoln and some say it was for the sake of the American Indian…..I would like to see this recent thinking reversed and stop this chain migration based upon the birth of a child, it is economically one of the most stupid legal allowances we have concerning citizenship and immigration…..This is just another progressive deliberate deception that has finally been seen for what it is, another victimhood voting scam….
PaulE
5 years ago
The 14th Amendment was specifically designed to confer citizenship rights onto the freed slaves and their future offspring. Period. If you understand the history of the time, you would understand that the attempt to pass specific legislation via the Congress failed with President Andrew Johnson vetoing the legislation. Remember, the Democrat Party, of which Johnson was a member of, opposed conferring any additional legitimacy or rights onto the newly freed slaves, The so-called “unity ticket” of a Republican President (Lincoln) and a Democrat VP (Johnson) didn’t mean Johnson shared Lincoln’s position regarding the abolition of slavery. It was merely an attempt to create a sense of unity in a divided nation at the time. So ultimately a Constitutional Amendment was drafted to circumvent Johnson’s ability to veto ordinary legislation or future Democrat-controlled Congresses from simply rescinding ordinary legislation on the subject.
No where in the 14th Amendment does it speak of conferring automatic citizenship rights onto the newly born children of persons in this country illegally, mere temporary visitors to this country or others of a transitory or illegal nature. Of course the mainstream media is pushing a completely opposite perspective from people who neither understand the 14th Amendment nor the context in which it was created. They simply desire any means necessary to expand the pool of future Democrat voters to ensure they will easily win elections. The Constitution and the security and long-term integrity of the United States are the furthest things on their minds. Should President Trump draft an executive order regarding the rescinding of birthright citizenship to children of illegals and other non-resident aliens, I fully expect the ensuing lawsuit will ultimately have to be heard by the Supreme Court. I suspect that was Trump’s plan all along.
Ralph D Kelly
5 years ago
Wish you would ask questions that are not obvious…is there a libtard socialist democrat that’s a member of AMAC…you stand for everything they hate.
Forrest Gump
5 years ago
Why should WE be the ONLY country that permits “birthright citizenship”? We should be on equal standing with the rest of the sovereign nations. Also, if any non-citizens would try to bring a lawsuit against the USA, it likely will be thrown out of court as the non-citizens have no “basis” to sue us when they are not citizens or legal permanent residents.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Kathy Zielinski
5 years ago
It is irrational that a person would become a citizen through an illegal act. And then in some period of time reward the person who committed the illegal act with citizenship also. Our forefathers did so many things well in establishing the ground work for this country. I am amazed that this one slipped by them. Worse yet, they intended it this way!?
Sharon Walker
5 years ago
A president does not have the power to change the constitution through executive order, however I’m glad he is bringing it up for discussion. Congress needs to begin the process of amending the 14th amendment as well as close the immigration loopholes.
Ronnie Stiverson
5 years ago
The way the law was originally written only those born of naturalized citizens without allegience to any other country are eligable for birthright citizenship
Patricia A Gilbert
5 years ago
Technically-his EO only has to state the law should only be interpreted as originally written, not just the 1st line!!!!
duserart
5 years ago
I voted the first choice only because I believe if a person enters the US legally and remains here and has a child that child should be entitled to be a citizen. This should not apply to visiters, border jumpers, travelers just passing through, etc.
F Michael Kien
5 years ago
Anyone whose parents are legally (not in a pending situation) in the US should have US citizenship.
Bob Bradshaw
5 years ago
Only those born to at least one parent who is a US citizen. If a person immigrates to the US and is not a citizen when they produce an offspring that offspring is not automatically a citizen. The parent can apply for citizenship and the offspring can upon reaching age 18.
Joann Webb
5 years ago
We should not take care of people from other country’s. We have people here that need help.
Jack Stricker
5 years ago
And another thing… If you aren’t a legal US citizen, forget about voting in our elections. This means local, state and national. The privilege of voting is vested in our citizens!!
Jim Pritt
5 years ago
Jim. I think it is about time someone does something about this ludicrous idea that a person should be a citizen simply because he/she is born here. There have been many cases of people who have come into our country illegally just to give birth to their baby in order to gain citizenship for that baby. This has cost our country untold amounts of money and resources. Anyone who wants citizenship for their child needs to apply for and obtain citizenship through the normal legal process available to them.
Juan
5 years ago
This one way to improve the illegal immigration problem. Amend the Constitution.
Joe Wright
5 years ago
Children of immigrants should be citizens at birth. Children of illegals should not have citizenship automatically.
Cathryne Stone
5 years ago
According to the Founders, the 14th Amendment was to give, finally in writing, slaves the rights of any person born into the jurisdiction of the US. It is very plainly stated that someone under another country’s jurisdiction who gives birth to a child in the US, that child is not automatically a citizen of the US. There is no birthright unless the parents of said child are, at least one, a US citizen. No other interpretation has ever been given by the Supreme Court nor any other US court. No other country gives this right of citizenship either (for the Globalists).
In other words, no citizen from any other country has a right to become a US citizen without going through the legal process of citizenship to assimilate in the US and adopting its laws and abiding by its culture and history, pledging allegiance to the US only.
So take your children, South American countries’ flags and your pregnant women and go back. You will be welcome to the US when you become a legal citizen.
John Morrison
5 years ago
I think if a child is born on United Stated soil of a parent who entered the U.S. legally, NOT ILEAGlLY should be considered a legal resident.
This would be the reward for doing things right!
Joe Moffitt
5 years ago
Simple choice
MajorJ.
5 years ago
Any immigrant who does not apply for citizenship within five years of residency should be subject to deportation on review of police and employment records.
We have far too many people who assume it’s okay to avail themselves of the benefits without making contributions or having any intent to be a citizen.
Paul W
5 years ago
If the 14th Amendment had meant anyone and everyone born on U.S. soil, there would have been absolutely no need to add the jurisdiction clause. It’s only common sense.
Nancy Pelosi
5 years ago
Only people that will pledge loyalty to the Democratic Party and vow to vote for the Democratic candidates for the rest of their lives should be granted citizen. Any suspects of wavering party loyalty should not be granted citizenship.
Jgrasmus
5 years ago
Unfortynaely, the executive order will have no legal standing. It will counter to the Constitution. Only a properly ratified amendment to the Constitution can make this change.
Terry McCann
5 years ago
The founders believed in the rule of law and thus illegal immigration would have never been in their thoughts on how the 14th Amendment could be used for these people. It will go the the Supreme Court and it’s about freaking time!
Michael
5 years ago
Enforce the laws AND Build the Wall. NOW ! RET US ARMY
Cheryl Roe
5 years ago
You should have one option answer stating, I agree with Trump! Your poll is bogus cause there is not an appropriate answer as many believe as I do!
Lynn
5 years ago
Birthright citizenship as currently practiced in the United States is idiotic!
Dr.Dennis Spence..health-y-politics.com
5 years ago
This problem could have been solved years ago by declaring a birthing room in every border hospital as an ‘embassy’ of the foreign country the immigrant came from. Ease a flag outside the door and give birth to your new country of origin child!
Linda Hutson
5 years ago
The children of Foreign Diplomats and Ambassadors born in the US are NOT given” birthright “ citizenship! Why in the world would the children of lawbreaking ILLEGAL Aliens be entitled! Ridiculous!
Ken Spooner
5 years ago
I reject the question in its given form. This is a 14th amendment question and should be addressed as such. There is no foundation under the constitution for birthright citizenship.
Charlie
5 years ago
14th amendment needs to be clarified by Congress, to state that when both parties are non-citizens their birth child is a non- citizen. When one is a Citizen the Child may choose citizenship by their 18th birthday, Bu anouncement in writing and take a Pledge of Allegiance.
Jose P
5 years ago
I have always thought it nuts that a baby who by accident or by nefarious plan was born on USA soil, was granted full citizenship. This made a mockery of those who waited in line, passed tests and took an oath. The Constitution left out that the amendment was intended to grant citizenship to former slaves and their progeny. It does not mean that a citizen of another country giving birth can also confer citizenship by the location of the birth. That’s plain idiocy, always has been.
JAE
5 years ago
Website will not let me vote.
Jack
5 years ago
The unborn that was carried by an illegal is also an illegal, therefor they should not be given citizenship.
Barb
5 years ago
Only those who come into the country legally should have citizenship. We adopted our daughter from Korea and she became a citizen in the bicentennial year 1976.
Brian E
5 years ago
In my opinion, I think that any child born in the United States of a person LEGALLY in the United States should become a citizen. Those born from people ILLEGALLY here should not.
Stephen Russell
5 years ago
3 caravans heading north one from El Salvador,This is an Invasion,NO Natural mega disaster or regional war did this, ALLplanned & staged, by the UN & Soros.
JOHN MAYHEW
5 years ago
In 1972 our daughter was born in Singapore. We were both U S citizens. I was told to take the hospital birth certificate to have have it oficially approved by the Singapore government. The official stamped his seal on the birth certificate and handed it back to me and said that I would need to get her a U S passport at the U S embasy. NO DUAL CITIZENSHIP, period. In the years since, I have learned that this is normal procedure for nearly other country in the world.
We were reciently in China on a tour. We took several internal flights. On each flight we had to fill out a statement
containing our names, citizenship, passport number, plane flight number, city of flight origin and destination city, the hotel where we were staying, and the purpose of the flight. At our destination we handed over our passports and our flight statements which were compared to each other and data, that we never saw, on a computer, but that obviously had our photographs.
The U S cannot seem to keep track with anyone!
David D. Smith
5 years ago
All people who want to be have the benefit of being a citizen should spend 2 years of service in addition to vocational training necessary to fulfill a position in the military, nursing home, or other public service duty. Vocational training is paid for by the Government. and shall not exceed the 2 year period, training can be applied to most vocational careers. No person is born a citizen, except those that can’t contribute, hat are mentally, or physically impaired. Then we would see an appreciation of our country.
Wayne Griffin
5 years ago
Citizenship should be conferred upon those born in the US of parents who are LEGALLY in the US on a permanent resident basis. People in the US on tourist visas would not be eligible.
John Beach
5 years ago
Presumably, persons who are born to a non-citizen parent in a foreign country have dual-citizenship and, at legal age (18-21), they make a decision to be a citizen of one country or the other. This problem would be eliminated by eliminating birthright citizenship of a child born to two foreign-citizen parents. The child should be of the same citizenship as the parents until legal age.
Gerald Sullivan
5 years ago
If at least one of the parents are legal citizens of the U.S. it should be given citizenship. The parent who isn’t a U.S. citizen should have to become one legally and remain faithful to this country.
Nancy J Voag
5 years ago
Those coming over our Mexico border have been taking advantage of us to get our free healthcare and more, creating billions of dollars of extra debt that could be used somewhere else.
Carolyn Sharp
5 years ago
This should have been discontinued long before now
Michael J Davis
5 years ago
If a person is in the USA illegally then any birth does
not give them the right to citizenship. if it is illegal
it is illegal
Ronnie Cota
5 years ago
If you are not a legal citizen you dont get to stay here
Steve
5 years ago
If either parent is here illegaly no citizenship is my opinion
A challenge to the 14th Amendment will undoubtedly arise. I don’t think the founding fathers would have extended the privilege of birthright citizenship to those families illegally crashing the gate, especially considering the fact that among those entering our country are some with nefarious intent. I could imagine a time when a few people here and there crossed the border seeking refuge from tyrannical regimes, and getting it. Women who have entered the country legally and who plan to make the U.S. their home are welcome, and their children will be citizens. But with many thousands of mostly young men, none of whom are pregnant, traveling together, and coordinating their arrival at the border….they intend nothing less than an overwhelming invasion of our country.
A child born in the USA must have at least one parent who is a citizen, or be legally classified as under the jurisdiction of our country. That is common sense. Many of us had parents or grandparents who were legally admitted into the U.S. Their children should be citizens. But if a child is born from a visiting mother (tourist) or illegal parents- that child should not be a citizen automatically.
Common sense is needed here, we can’t have people abusing our laws.
Let’s all be United as we are the United States. Let everyone in!!!!
Up until the 1960’s this type of soil birth citizenship did not exist, why did we need to change when we did well without it for more than a hundred years?…The founders looked at loyalty, others attribute it to the emancipation under lincoln and some say it was for the sake of the American Indian…..I would like to see this recent thinking reversed and stop this chain migration based upon the birth of a child, it is economically one of the most stupid legal allowances we have concerning citizenship and immigration…..This is just another progressive deliberate deception that has finally been seen for what it is, another victimhood voting scam….
The 14th Amendment was specifically designed to confer citizenship rights onto the freed slaves and their future offspring. Period. If you understand the history of the time, you would understand that the attempt to pass specific legislation via the Congress failed with President Andrew Johnson vetoing the legislation. Remember, the Democrat Party, of which Johnson was a member of, opposed conferring any additional legitimacy or rights onto the newly freed slaves, The so-called “unity ticket” of a Republican President (Lincoln) and a Democrat VP (Johnson) didn’t mean Johnson shared Lincoln’s position regarding the abolition of slavery. It was merely an attempt to create a sense of unity in a divided nation at the time. So ultimately a Constitutional Amendment was drafted to circumvent Johnson’s ability to veto ordinary legislation or future Democrat-controlled Congresses from simply rescinding ordinary legislation on the subject.
No where in the 14th Amendment does it speak of conferring automatic citizenship rights onto the newly born children of persons in this country illegally, mere temporary visitors to this country or others of a transitory or illegal nature. Of course the mainstream media is pushing a completely opposite perspective from people who neither understand the 14th Amendment nor the context in which it was created. They simply desire any means necessary to expand the pool of future Democrat voters to ensure they will easily win elections. The Constitution and the security and long-term integrity of the United States are the furthest things on their minds. Should President Trump draft an executive order regarding the rescinding of birthright citizenship to children of illegals and other non-resident aliens, I fully expect the ensuing lawsuit will ultimately have to be heard by the Supreme Court. I suspect that was Trump’s plan all along.
Wish you would ask questions that are not obvious…is there a libtard socialist democrat that’s a member of AMAC…you stand for everything they hate.
Why should WE be the ONLY country that permits “birthright citizenship”? We should be on equal standing with the rest of the sovereign nations. Also, if any non-citizens would try to bring a lawsuit against the USA, it likely will be thrown out of court as the non-citizens have no “basis” to sue us when they are not citizens or legal permanent residents.
That’s all I have to say about that.
It is irrational that a person would become a citizen through an illegal act. And then in some period of time reward the person who committed the illegal act with citizenship also. Our forefathers did so many things well in establishing the ground work for this country. I am amazed that this one slipped by them. Worse yet, they intended it this way!?
A president does not have the power to change the constitution through executive order, however I’m glad he is bringing it up for discussion. Congress needs to begin the process of amending the 14th amendment as well as close the immigration loopholes.
The way the law was originally written only those born of naturalized citizens without allegience to any other country are eligable for birthright citizenship
Technically-his EO only has to state the law should only be interpreted as originally written, not just the 1st line!!!!
I voted the first choice only because I believe if a person enters the US legally and remains here and has a child that child should be entitled to be a citizen. This should not apply to visiters, border jumpers, travelers just passing through, etc.
Anyone whose parents are legally (not in a pending situation) in the US should have US citizenship.
Only those born to at least one parent who is a US citizen. If a person immigrates to the US and is not a citizen when they produce an offspring that offspring is not automatically a citizen. The parent can apply for citizenship and the offspring can upon reaching age 18.
We should not take care of people from other country’s. We have people here that need help.
And another thing… If you aren’t a legal US citizen, forget about voting in our elections. This means local, state and national. The privilege of voting is vested in our citizens!!
Jim. I think it is about time someone does something about this ludicrous idea that a person should be a citizen simply because he/she is born here. There have been many cases of people who have come into our country illegally just to give birth to their baby in order to gain citizenship for that baby. This has cost our country untold amounts of money and resources. Anyone who wants citizenship for their child needs to apply for and obtain citizenship through the normal legal process available to them.
This one way to improve the illegal immigration problem. Amend the Constitution.
Children of immigrants should be citizens at birth. Children of illegals should not have citizenship automatically.
According to the Founders, the 14th Amendment was to give, finally in writing, slaves the rights of any person born into the jurisdiction of the US. It is very plainly stated that someone under another country’s jurisdiction who gives birth to a child in the US, that child is not automatically a citizen of the US. There is no birthright unless the parents of said child are, at least one, a US citizen. No other interpretation has ever been given by the Supreme Court nor any other US court. No other country gives this right of citizenship either (for the Globalists).
In other words, no citizen from any other country has a right to become a US citizen without going through the legal process of citizenship to assimilate in the US and adopting its laws and abiding by its culture and history, pledging allegiance to the US only.
So take your children, South American countries’ flags and your pregnant women and go back. You will be welcome to the US when you become a legal citizen.
I think if a child is born on United Stated soil of a parent who entered the U.S. legally, NOT ILEAGlLY should be considered a legal resident.
This would be the reward for doing things right!
Simple choice
Any immigrant who does not apply for citizenship within five years of residency should be subject to deportation on review of police and employment records.
We have far too many people who assume it’s okay to avail themselves of the benefits without making contributions or having any intent to be a citizen.
If the 14th Amendment had meant anyone and everyone born on U.S. soil, there would have been absolutely no need to add the jurisdiction clause. It’s only common sense.
Only people that will pledge loyalty to the Democratic Party and vow to vote for the Democratic candidates for the rest of their lives should be granted citizen. Any suspects of wavering party loyalty should not be granted citizenship.
Unfortynaely, the executive order will have no legal standing. It will counter to the Constitution. Only a properly ratified amendment to the Constitution can make this change.
The founders believed in the rule of law and thus illegal immigration would have never been in their thoughts on how the 14th Amendment could be used for these people. It will go the the Supreme Court and it’s about freaking time!
Enforce the laws AND Build the Wall. NOW ! RET US ARMY
You should have one option answer stating, I agree with Trump! Your poll is bogus cause there is not an appropriate answer as many believe as I do!
Birthright citizenship as currently practiced in the United States is idiotic!
This problem could have been solved years ago by declaring a birthing room in every border hospital as an ‘embassy’ of the foreign country the immigrant came from. Ease a flag outside the door and give birth to your new country of origin child!
The children of Foreign Diplomats and Ambassadors born in the US are NOT given” birthright “ citizenship! Why in the world would the children of lawbreaking ILLEGAL Aliens be entitled! Ridiculous!
I reject the question in its given form. This is a 14th amendment question and should be addressed as such. There is no foundation under the constitution for birthright citizenship.
14th amendment needs to be clarified by Congress, to state that when both parties are non-citizens their birth child is a non- citizen. When one is a Citizen the Child may choose citizenship by their 18th birthday, Bu anouncement in writing and take a Pledge of Allegiance.
I have always thought it nuts that a baby who by accident or by nefarious plan was born on USA soil, was granted full citizenship. This made a mockery of those who waited in line, passed tests and took an oath. The Constitution left out that the amendment was intended to grant citizenship to former slaves and their progeny. It does not mean that a citizen of another country giving birth can also confer citizenship by the location of the birth. That’s plain idiocy, always has been.
Website will not let me vote.
The unborn that was carried by an illegal is also an illegal, therefor they should not be given citizenship.
Only those who come into the country legally should have citizenship. We adopted our daughter from Korea and she became a citizen in the bicentennial year 1976.
In my opinion, I think that any child born in the United States of a person LEGALLY in the United States should become a citizen. Those born from people ILLEGALLY here should not.
3 caravans heading north one from El Salvador,This is an Invasion,NO Natural mega disaster or regional war did this, ALLplanned & staged, by the UN & Soros.
In 1972 our daughter was born in Singapore. We were both U S citizens. I was told to take the hospital birth certificate to have have it oficially approved by the Singapore government. The official stamped his seal on the birth certificate and handed it back to me and said that I would need to get her a U S passport at the U S embasy. NO DUAL CITIZENSHIP, period. In the years since, I have learned that this is normal procedure for nearly other country in the world.
We were reciently in China on a tour. We took several internal flights. On each flight we had to fill out a statement
containing our names, citizenship, passport number, plane flight number, city of flight origin and destination city, the hotel where we were staying, and the purpose of the flight. At our destination we handed over our passports and our flight statements which were compared to each other and data, that we never saw, on a computer, but that obviously had our photographs.
The U S cannot seem to keep track with anyone!
All people who want to be have the benefit of being a citizen should spend 2 years of service in addition to vocational training necessary to fulfill a position in the military, nursing home, or other public service duty. Vocational training is paid for by the Government. and shall not exceed the 2 year period, training can be applied to most vocational careers. No person is born a citizen, except those that can’t contribute, hat are mentally, or physically impaired. Then we would see an appreciation of our country.
Citizenship should be conferred upon those born in the US of parents who are LEGALLY in the US on a permanent resident basis. People in the US on tourist visas would not be eligible.
Presumably, persons who are born to a non-citizen parent in a foreign country have dual-citizenship and, at legal age (18-21), they make a decision to be a citizen of one country or the other. This problem would be eliminated by eliminating birthright citizenship of a child born to two foreign-citizen parents. The child should be of the same citizenship as the parents until legal age.
If at least one of the parents are legal citizens of the U.S. it should be given citizenship. The parent who isn’t a U.S. citizen should have to become one legally and remain faithful to this country.
Those coming over our Mexico border have been taking advantage of us to get our free healthcare and more, creating billions of dollars of extra debt that could be used somewhere else.
This should have been discontinued long before now
If a person is in the USA illegally then any birth does
not give them the right to citizenship. if it is illegal
it is illegal
If you are not a legal citizen you dont get to stay here
If either parent is here illegaly no citizenship is my opinion