Action Alert
from nwyc.com
Birthright Citizenship Act
(H.R. 1868)
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would eliminate automatic citizenship for children born in the United States. The Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R. 1868) would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it more difficult for children born in the U.S. to gain citizenship. Under the proposed legislation, a person born in the United States must have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen/national, a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the U.S., or an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Supporters of this legislation say “birthright citizenship” encourages illegal immigration and makes enforcement of immigration laws more difficult. Opponents say the proposed law wouldn’t solve the illegal immigration problem and goes against this country’s traditions of welcoming immigrants.
Do you support the Birthright Citizenship Act?
Voice your opinion now!
Voice your opinion now!
We are looking forward to hearing what our members of Congress say on this issue. We support legal immigration, as our founding fathers and Americans have a strong history of supporting. We believe public safety and strong borders are a responsibility of all levels of government.
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1 comment:
I actually don't support this act. I know of a kid in my city whose parents came to the U.S. illegally from Mexico. They had a kid and 16 years later they were deported. Without laws protecting the kid's citizenship, he would also be deported. This just wouldn't be right. Culturally, the kid was 100% American. He'd never even been to Mexico, and there would be no way he could survive in a place he knew nothing about. He couldn't even speak Spanish. I was just watching a report on CNN about this today. The lady said that illegal aliens who come to America with the intent of having a child here don't even make up one one thousandth of a percent of all the people who come here illegally. Laws protecting birthright are in place to protect people who really are American, even if they're parents aren't.
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