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Originally Posted by gunnut
And it wasn't in the original document. No where in the original document did it say anyone born here automatically becomes a citizen. It was added to guarantee the newly freed slaves would be citizens. Together with 13 and 15, these 3 amendments are know as Reconstruction Amendments. Part of 14, the natural born citizenship clause, is now being abused by illegals, something no one though of 140 years ago. It's time to amend the 14th.
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United States vs Wong Kim Ark gauranteed citizenship to anyone born on US soil
regardless of the parents' citizenship status. Some people want their kids to be born Americans so they can have a better life than they did. Now why would you want to take that away from them?