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Rand Paul Supports Amendment to Deny Automatic Citizenship to Kids Born in the US

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researchok6/24/2010 4:08:33 pm PDT

Citizenship status is derived by way of one of two criteria- ‘blood’ or ‘land.’

In the United States, for example, citizenship is primarily derived by ‘land’ status. That means that if you were born here, you are automatically awarded citizenship.

Conversely, being born in Switzerland is no guarantee of citizenship. In fact, there are generations of people that have been born in Switzerland that are not entitled to Swiss citizenship according to Swiss law.

Descendants of British, Irish and Polish ancestry, for example, are all entitled to enhanced and privileged immigration status by those nations. Throughout most of Europe, having even a bit of ‘preferred’ blood entitles one to a citizenship ‘fast track.’

What is really in question here is ‘anchor baby’ status. Should we allow the parents of children be allowed to stay here or not. The 14th Amendment is clear.

It seems to me that before we reconsider the 14th Amendment we need fix the border/immigration problems we have now. Dealing with the issue of anchor babies will not even begin to address our immigration and border problems.

It is the equivalent of the Captain of the Titanic demanding crew members pug the hole with their fingers.