On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > that's not the issue. the constitution quite clearly states > eligibility, native born - on US soil or of parents who are citizens. > End of story.
Not end of story. The constitution can be amended, as it has been done numerous times. The 14th Amendment, Section 1: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. " I would change this to read: "All persons born to legal residents of the United States or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." In fact, the author of the 14th amendment argued in congress that it would exclude "persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers." My suggestion would be a little more lenient, allowing citizenship for children of legal residents. I just don't think we should reward people who break our laws by entering the country illegally. Rick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305231 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
