Birthright citizenship in the United States of America

On September 1st, 2016, Colin Kaepernick decided to kneel as the National Anthem was being played during the 49’ers regular season game. In that moment, he forgot what that very song stood for. He decided to ignore the thousands of men that have died in honor of that song. Every vote that has been cast in order to keep our freedom alive was dwindled into nothingness when this man refused to stand. Each man or woman that has furthered our freedom in a courageous fight for their rights had…

tourism means to travel to another country for the motive to give birth in that country. The actual purpose of birth tourism is to get a citizenship of a new born baby in that country with birthright citizenship. The other benefit is an approach to healthcare, education and sponsoring their parents shortly. The primary target for birth tourism is the United States. 1 Which areas in the U.S. 2 are seeing the most birth tourism? 3 Birth tourism is mainly expanding in California, San Jose, mostly…

manage the country 's immigration problems. The right to citizenship has become an issue talked throughout the nation as to how to it should be dealt with. While some may argue that birthright citizenship should be abolished completely, others oppose that changing this may lead into even greater problems. In the U.S. there is a large amount of diversity that makes America different from other countries, so why take away rights and citizenship in especially those that are of color? People from…

Overturn the Birthright Citizenship Many people travel from other countries to the United States in hopes of living the American Dream. My grandparents were among those people. They moved here in hopes of giving their children a better life than they, themselves, were accustomed to. The sacrifice and hardships they endured while traveling to America were worth so much more for our family’s success. My parents, aunts, and uncles were blessed to be citizens of the United States through the…

in the United States immigration has gotten to the point where there are more immigrants in the U.S than anywhere in the world. The main area that the U.S has problems with immigrants is its one thousand nine hundred and fifty five mile long border with Mexico. While others cross the United States northern border with Canada, that isn’t as guarded as the Mexican border but is still managed. Illegal immigrants from around the world cross these borders into America daily, mainly…

primary purpose of including birthright citizenship in the fourteenth amendment was to ensure citizenship to freed slaves after the Civil War, which angered many confederate sympathizers and pro-slavery advocates. The status quo pre-Civil War deemed that African slaves were not citizens, but rather less than human. The very foundations of America legitimized treating slaves as fungible commodities rather than equal people. The earliest controversies of the United States focused on the value of…

The people of the United States should not get rid of the Fourteenth Amendment because it is not ethical to take it away. The Fourteenth Amendment was introduced in July 28, 1868. The purpose for this amendment was getting the people who were born in the United States the same freedom as any other American citizens. The Fourteenth Amendment states, All person born or naturalized in the United States and of the state where in the reside no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge…

The United States Constitution was written in 1787, and has been amended as recently as 1992. Every year, there are hundreds of amendments proposed, but most never make it out of the Congressional committee. Proposed Amendment XXVIII of the Constitution is as follows: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, as well as their immediate family, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. When a child born to immigrant parents in the United States or on…

minded? Birthright citizenship has always been an issue with many Americans. In his essay “An Argument to be made about Immigrant Babies and Citizenship,” George Will writes about a “simple reform that would drain some scalding steam from immigration arguments… thereby removing an incentive for illegal immigration.” While some are for it, a lot are against it and are trying to find a way to change the interpretation of the fourteenth amendment. In her essay “The Case for Birthright Citizenship,”…

A Simple Middle Ground to Birthright Citizenship Tension between the political parties have occurred as of late not giving room for compromise. Illegal immigration is a hot topic that causes a large divide. Articles like "The Case for Birthright Citizenship", by Linda Chavez have shown the argument of fundamentally reading the fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. This Amendment states that any person born on United States soil is automatically given citizenship as an American. George F.…