We tend to forget about the children who are involved in the controversial debate concerning illegal immigration. Most of these children are born in America. This is their home; the only home they've ever known. It would make sense to send these children of immigrants back with their families, but is that constitutional? Republicans seem to think so. A movement has been set to motion to change the 14th Amendment to strip citizenship from the American-born children of illegal immigrants. Shouldn’t all American citizens have rights regardless of how their parents arrived to the U.S.? If my rights had anything to do with my parents past, I would be in big trouble. It is imperative that these children receive what they are entitled to as American citizens. It is easy to think of the children as abstractions, a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance, but the reality is that they are here and they were born here whether some may like it or not. These children risk being punished for nothing more than being born. The setting of this blog is the District of Columbia, which is the home to illegal immigrants ranging in the thousands. Irony floods this Washington area with the Capital standing tall and proud, yet most of the “locals” are illegal immigrants and their American-born children. Regardless of how the illegal immigration debate should turn out, it is against all that our country stands for to treat these children as anything but American citizens. After all…These Children Are Our Future.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Who is a citizen? The Founders Left Us A Riddle.
USA Today
The issue of immigration has been a product of debate for much too long. This article is expressing the importance of giving immigration well defined boundaries that will put a stop to the confusion once and for all. Rather than continue to debate, we should come to a common ground that will be as fair and beneficial to everyone involved as possible. The article begins by addressing "the constitution and the fact that citizenship itself is poorly defined and even more poorly understood." Birthright citizenship, a persons acquisition of United States citizenship by the virtue of the circumstances of his or her birth, is discussed because questioning it has become increasingly difficult as the numbers of birthright citizens grow each year.
As the article delves into the history of our country and it's people, the reader is better able to understand where the vague legalities regarding immigration were originally devoloped. To make the changes needed for immigration the supreme court, congress, legislative, and judicial processes would have to come together and form a basic framework for all the factors pertaining to citizenship and immigration. Although this is a process that could take some time, the lack of conflict will be well worth it in the end.
The issue of immigration has been a product of debate for much too long. This article is expressing the importance of giving immigration well defined boundaries that will put a stop to the confusion once and for all. Rather than continue to debate, we should come to a common ground that will be as fair and beneficial to everyone involved as possible. The article begins by addressing "the constitution and the fact that citizenship itself is poorly defined and even more poorly understood." Birthright citizenship, a persons acquisition of United States citizenship by the virtue of the circumstances of his or her birth, is discussed because questioning it has become increasingly difficult as the numbers of birthright citizens grow each year.
As the article delves into the history of our country and it's people, the reader is better able to understand where the vague legalities regarding immigration were originally devoloped. To make the changes needed for immigration the supreme court, congress, legislative, and judicial processes would have to come together and form a basic framework for all the factors pertaining to citizenship and immigration. Although this is a process that could take some time, the lack of conflict will be well worth it in the end.
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