Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has introduced legislation in the Senate that would amend federal law to require at least one parent of all children born in the United States be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (S.723) amends section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is similar to legislation offered by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) in the House.
Reps. Geoff Davis (R-Kent.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 72 co-sponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) has introduced the Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement (LEAVE) Act, H.R.1196, which is a comprehensive immigration enforcement bill that would require the use of E-Verify for all employers nationwide, end the practice of birthright citizenship, prohibit states from granting in-state tuition benefits to illegal aliens, increase the number of border patrol and immigration and customs enforcement agents, and assist local municipalities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, among other things.
Reps. Bill Flores (R-Texas), Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 70 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Rep. Sue Myrick has joined NumbersUSA's 5-for-5 club by co-sponsoring all 5 of our 5 Great Immigration Bills. On Wednesday, Rep. Myrick co-sponsored the CLEAR Act - a bill that would assist local law agencies in the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
A new report by the Center for Immigration Studies finds that 200,000 children were born to women who were lawfully admitted to the United States on a temporary basis. These 200,000 children receive automatic citizenship to the United States despite the mother's allegiance to another nation. The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (H.R.140) would end the practice of birthright citizenship.
Reps. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), John Fleming (R-La.), Ralph Hall (R-Texas), and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) has joined the NumbersUSA 5-for-5 club. On Thursday, he added his name to the list of co-sponsors for Rep. Bob Goodlatte's (R-Va.) SAFE for America Act (H.R.704) that would end the Visa Lottery. By doing so, he has now co-sponsored at least one bill in each of our 5 Great Bill categories.
Reps. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), Scott Garrett (R-N.J.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), and Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) has become the first Congressman in the 112th Congress to earn 5-for-5 status from NumbersUSA. Rep. Jones earned the status by co-sponsoring all five of our "5 Great Immigration-Reduction Bills".
Reps. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), and Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), Bill Posey (R-Fla.), and Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Texas Reps. John Carter, Michael Conaway, Louie Gohmert, and Sam Johnson have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 68 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Poll results can vary widely, depending on how the questions are worded. Nowhere is this truer than when the subject is immigration. A recent poll conducted by the University of Texas and Texas Tribune is no different. Not only did a question regarding Birthright Citizenship mislead those being asked, but it also misrepresented the 14th Amendment.
Rep. Sam Graves has cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), Jeff Landry (R-La.), Sue Myrick (N.C.), and Steve Scalise (R-La.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.), Tom Graves (R-Ga.), John Kline (R-Minn.) and Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), John Culberson (R-Texas), Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) and Ted Poe (R-Texas) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Rodney Alexander (R-La.), Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), and Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 66 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas), and Pete Sessions (R-Texas) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 65 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Andy Harris (R-Md.), Richard Nugent (R-Fla.), and Alan Nunnelee (R-Miss.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All three Members are serving their first term in Congress and were identified as True Reformers during the mid-term elections. The bill currently has 63 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. John Duncan (R-Tenn.), Don Manzullo (R-Ill.), Ed Royce (R-Calif.), and Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The bill currently has 62 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Sandy Adams (R-Fla.), Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), Dan Benishek (R-Mich.) and Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All four Members are serving their first term in Congress and were identified as True Reformers during the mid-term elections. The bill currently has 56 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), John Campbell (R-Calif.), and Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All four Members signed onto the bill shortly after it was introduced in the 112th Congress. The bill currently has 56 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Tim Griffin (Ark.), Steve Palazzo (R-Miss.), and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All three Members are serving their first term in Congress and were identified as "True Reformers" during their campaigns. The bill currently has 56 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reps. Allen West (R-Fla.), David McKinley (R-W.Va.), Dennis Ross (R-Fla.), and Steve Womack (R-Ark.) have cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). All four Members are serving their first term in Congress and were identified as "True Reformers" during their campaigns. The bill currently has 45 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
Reporters confuse their readers when they state something as a fact in one sentence, then call it an "interpretation" in the next. But such is the failure of media to grasp the birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment issues that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that legislators "are targeting the 14th Amendment, which automatically grants U.S. citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil even if their parents are here illegally. The lawmakers disagree with that interpretation, and they are attempting to force the issue into the courts for a decision.”
Reps. Rob Woodall (R-Ga.), Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) and Gary Miller (R-Calif.) were the original cosponsors of the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) during the first day of the 112th Congress. The bill currently has 45 cosponsors and amends current U.S. code to require at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident for a new born to receive automatic citizenship.
A new document released by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors reveals startling information on the money spent on social services for illegal aliens in 2010. According to the document $572 million worth of food stamp and welfare benefits went to illegal aliens in the first 11 months of 2010 -- 22% of the total social service benefits paid out by the county.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a member of the House Immigration Subcommittee, has introduced legislation that would eliminate the granting of automatic citizenship to babies born in the United States. In the past, the bill has been offered by former Congressman, and now current Governor of Georgia, Nathan Deal.
A coalition of state legislators from 40 states unveiled a plan this morning to end the practice of giving automatic citizenship to all children born in the United States. Led by Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, the group timed their press conference with the swearing in ceremony of the 112th Congress, hoping to send a message that Congress needs to actively address illegal immigration.
The United States government currently recognizes any person born on American soil as a “natural born” citizen and ignores the Constitutional requirement that one must also be “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States in order to automatically gain citizenship. The U.S. is one of only two industrialized nations (Canada) to still grant automatic citizenship to newborns.
The group State Legislators for Legal Immigration announced the creation of a task force that will develop model legislation aimed at ending an interpretation of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment that has enabled children born here to illegal aliens to obtain citizenship.
An editorial published in USA Today this morning defends the practice of Birthright Citizenship which gives automatic citizenship to any child born in the United States even if the parents are not U.S. citizens. NumbersUSA President Roy Beck was given the opportunity to respond in a commentary printed alongside the editorial.
This is what I wrote today in the nation's largest newspaper: Birthright citizenship is a powerful anchor for keeping illegal workers in a country — and for keeping the jobs they fill out of reach of unemployed legal residents. Every developed nation in the world, — except the USA and Canada, — has rejected citizenship for births to tourists and unlawful foreign residents. It's time to pass simple legislation changing the practice.
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I write these letters to members, and thousands of you write me back. One thing I've noticed: Giving automatic U.S. citizenship to children of illegal immigrants and tourists, the so-called "birthright citizenship," seems to mortify members more than any other issue. It just seems unjust.
The issue of Birthright Citizenship has taken over the headlines in recent weeks, and we want to know how you feel. Take our poll and let us know if you think the United States should end the practice of granting automatic citizenship to all persons born in the United States putting it in line with most other modernized nations.
A new study released by the non-partisan Pew Research Center reveals that 8% of all children born in the United States in 2008 were the offspring of illegal alien parents. Of the estimated 4.3 million births in the United States in 2008, approximately 340,000 babies had parents who were in the country illegally.
That's right. We're the laughingstock of the modern world. Only the U.S. and Canda haven't entered the 21st century and gotten rid of a backward policy that values citizenship so lightly that it bestows it on the babies born to visitors to Disney World as well as to all foreign citizens who violate our immigration laws.
A new report released by Texas' Health and Human Services Commission shows that more than 60,000 children are born to non-citizens each year -- most to illegal aliens.
I'm just back from my annual week of leading teenagers in building homes for poor Americans. And I find that my former profession of journalism has gone a little wacky while I was gone, concerning reporting on the issue of birthright citizenship. Most U.S. journalism is significantly unprofessional in covering immigration most of the time, but this last week as been among the worst I've seen.
