http://www.newamerica.net/taxonomy/term/1281 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2008/automatic_americans_7013 <div class="teaser-content"> <p> Ending birthright citizenship is a placebo, not a solution to illegal immigration. </p> <p> The debate over immigration is fundamentally about who we are as a nation,who we are not, and who we want to be. </p> <p> It is thus no surprise that those most afraid of who we are becoming have moved to redraw the rules of inclusion by proposing to do away with birthright citizenship. Such a move is not only legally dubious, it is a threat to American prosperity. </p> <p> Opponents of birthright citizenship assert that we have it wrong when we interpret the 14th Amendment as granting citizenship to anyone born here. They&hellip; <a href="/publications/articles/2008/automatic_americans_7013">more</a></div><!-- /.teaser-content --> Tomás Jiménez The San Diego Union-Tribune The Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program New America in California Immigration Minorities Social Integration Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:42:00 -0400 Ron Tang 7013 at http://www.newamerica.net