Birthright citizenship, deserves another look.

 GRANTED CITIZENSHIP TO FORMER SLAVES

PRESENT UNDERSTANDING RIFE WITH ABUSE

The Supreme court is going to review the present understanding of birthright citizenship, it is really way past time. The 14th. amendment was proposed in 1866, 1 year after the end of the civil war, it was ratified in 1868. This amendment was proposed to stop abuse by some states that denied citizenship to some former slaves or questioned their citizenship. It was primarily an amendment that gave full citizenship to all former slaves and those who were born to former slaves.

Today we see lots of abuse in the interpretation of this law, in reality many pregnant women migrate to the United States with the purpose of their newborns to be become instant citizens, then opening the door for other family members. This was never the purpose of the law. In 1868 the country did not have a socialist welfare system. There was little advantage to U.S. citizenship except for the opportunity to have a better life. That has all changed, the immediate financial benefits to being a citizen are enormous and has advantages for anyone who is related to this new citizen.

I do not believe any other country on earth has this interpretation of birthright citizenship. The clause that makes a new interpretation possible is, "subject to the jurisdiction", indicating that those in question parents are legal residents, not persons who have entered the country illegally.

It is very possible that after referring to the arguments made about this amendment when enacted, they will find that this should not apply to the children of illegal immigrants. It would be expected that all those who have received citizenship in the past would be exempt from a new interpretation, but it would clarify the original intent of the amendment in the future.