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I remember a colleague laughing at me about 10 years ago when I told her that one day, the US would:
- stop granting automatic citizenship to people born here to foreign parents (legal or not)
- eliminate the <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">permanent</span></span> resident card
Even tho Arizona wont likely get away with it this fall, you can see they’re proposing the legislation.
<span style="font-style: italic">Constitution?</span> People act like the constitution can't be amended. It's been done.
Many countries do this - it's nothing new. I think that eventually, maybe not this year – maybe not even in 5 or another 10 – it’ll happen.
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Arizona Bill Would Deny citizenship to Children of Illegal Immigrants</span></span>
By the CNN Wires StaffcnnAuthor = "By the CNN Wires Staff";
June 15, 2010 4:57 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- A proposed Arizona law would deny birth certificates to children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents.
The bill comes on the heels of Arizona passing the nation's toughest immigration law.
John Kavanagh, a Republican state representative from Arizona who supports the proposed law aimed at so-called "anchor babies," said that the concept does not conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
"If you go back to the original intent of the drafters ... it was never intended to bestow citizenship upon (illegal) aliens," said Kavanagh, who also supported Senate Bill 1070 -- the law that gave Arizona authorities expanded immigration enforcement powers.
Under federal law, children born in the United States are automatically granted citizenship, regardless of their parents' residency status.
Kyrsten Sinema, a Democratic state representative, strongly opposes the bill.
"Unlike (Senate Bill) 1070, it is clear this bill runs immediately afoul of the U.S. Constitution," she said.
"While I understand that folks in Arizona and across the country support S.B. 1070, they do so because we have seen no action from the federal government," said Sinema. "Unfortunately, the so-called 'anchor baby' bill does nothing to solve the real problems we are facing in Arizona."
Arizona Republicans are expected to introduce the legislation this fall.
- stop granting automatic citizenship to people born here to foreign parents (legal or not)
- eliminate the <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">permanent</span></span> resident card
Even tho Arizona wont likely get away with it this fall, you can see they’re proposing the legislation.
<span style="font-style: italic">Constitution?</span> People act like the constitution can't be amended. It's been done.
Many countries do this - it's nothing new. I think that eventually, maybe not this year – maybe not even in 5 or another 10 – it’ll happen.
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<span style="font-size: 17pt">
<span style="font-weight: bold">Arizona Bill Would Deny citizenship to Children of Illegal Immigrants</span></span>
By the CNN Wires StaffcnnAuthor = "By the CNN Wires Staff";
June 15, 2010 4:57 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- A proposed Arizona law would deny birth certificates to children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents.
The bill comes on the heels of Arizona passing the nation's toughest immigration law.
John Kavanagh, a Republican state representative from Arizona who supports the proposed law aimed at so-called "anchor babies," said that the concept does not conflict with the U.S. Constitution.
"If you go back to the original intent of the drafters ... it was never intended to bestow citizenship upon (illegal) aliens," said Kavanagh, who also supported Senate Bill 1070 -- the law that gave Arizona authorities expanded immigration enforcement powers.
Under federal law, children born in the United States are automatically granted citizenship, regardless of their parents' residency status.
Kyrsten Sinema, a Democratic state representative, strongly opposes the bill.
"Unlike (Senate Bill) 1070, it is clear this bill runs immediately afoul of the U.S. Constitution," she said.
"While I understand that folks in Arizona and across the country support S.B. 1070, they do so because we have seen no action from the federal government," said Sinema. "Unfortunately, the so-called 'anchor baby' bill does nothing to solve the real problems we are facing in Arizona."
Arizona Republicans are expected to introduce the legislation this fall.