Wednesday, February 9, 2011

BORN IN THE USA? So What? Birthright Citizenship Under Threat

The Tea Partiers praise the US Constitution - but not all of it.


The Constitution extends citizenship to all born in the US.


But a right-wing movement is in place to deprive citizenship from infants born in the US - if their parents - or it just their mothers? - are not citizens.


Would it be rude to suggest that a push for the constitutional amendment is a Whites-only-please gambit? Let's be fair and wait to see which politicians and pressure groups support this effort.


For recent details - and with more to follow - here is a helpful NY Times link:


Birthright Citizenship Looms as Next Immigration Battle - NYTimes.com

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