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Subject: Re: "GOP mulls ending birthright citizenship" Posted on: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:03:52 -0800

PT109 wrote on 11/4/2005 12:14:
> Well if you read the article they are saying it MAY NOT require a
> constitutional amendment.

Yeah, that's what the anti-immigrants around Rep. Tankredo and others
before him have claimed before. Just that nobody else thinks this would
work.
They try to argue with the intent of the clause in the 14th amendment.
They have tried that argument for at least 10 years...
http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/uscir/121395.html
These kinds of bill have been introduced every year for the last decade
or so, and have all died in committee. See
http://www.richw.org/dualcit/law.html#Proposed
Even if they would manage to pull this through (which is highly
unlikely), a challenge before the Supreme Court would be sure to follow.

-Joe
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I am not a lawyer.
For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney.