The Shifting Conversation Around Citizenship Summary

Should our ancestor’s laws for immigration still apply today? Should reforms modernize the Constitution to reflect the population of today? The Ted Talk, "The Shifting Conversation Around Citizenship" by Julissa Arce (Arce), and the article, "The Case of Birthright Citizenship" by Linda Chavez address issues facing citizens versus undocumented people of the United States (Chavez). Ms. Arce undeniably had an arduous childhood and young adulthood, but clear documentation would support her story and turn it into a fact-based argument about the ever-changing face of the American immigrant. Ms. Chavez addresses the issues of citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment with a non-biased approach that argues her opinion with facts and statistics. The people of today's American culture are full of stories and arguments, but without statistics and data, the arguments fall flat; research and time are required when you are attempting to change the mind of anyone, especially the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
Stories and opinions aren’t sufficient when one is attempting to make modifications to the U.S. Constitution. Ms. Arce relies on telling the tales of her life to hopefully pull on the heartstrings of the viewer. Ms. Arce’s examples of hardship while attempting to secure employment, even though she …show more content…
Copious amounts of pencil-pushers of the past have endeavored to modify the present Constitution of the U.S. regarding immigration. Notwithstanding, they have failed in their pursuit. Many proponents of change would like the U.S. Constitution to reflect a society of individuals with true beginnings on American soil. However, extreme documentation of statistics and court cases will be what is eventually used to bring change to the Constitution. Documentation that incorporates the masses. Court cases with roots in American history that show distinct burdens to the current