birthright citizenship

Exclusive–Wilcox: Time to Toss the ‘Illegal Immigration Bad, Legal Immigration Good’ Crutch

Other than “I’m asking for your vote,” no statement by a politician has been more ubiquitous in recent years than, “I’m against illegal immigration, but I’m all for legal immigration.” It’s an immigration policy slogan that many members of Congress, along with state and local officials, concocted after searching for a soundbite that they hoped would not only appeal (more or less) to everyone, but would simultaneously hide ulterior motives.

Illegal vs Legal Immigration

PragerU Five-Minute Video: 14th Amendment Authors Would Be ‘Shocked” About Birthright Citizenship

Amy Swearer, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, tackled the issue of “birthright citizenship” in a video for PragerU’s 5-Minutes Videos series, explaining that the authors of the 14th Amendment “would have been shocked to learn” that Americans today interpret their words “to make citizens of virtually anyone born on U.S. soil under all circumstances.”

The Heritage Foundation legal fellow Amy Swearer testifies during a House Committee on Ove

Maher: Birthright Citizenship ‘Has Been Bastardized’

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that while you would need a constitutional amendment to change it, birthright citizenship isn’t a good idea and it “has been bastardized” by things like birth tourism and “You

Biden - Bill Maher on HBO, 6/14/2019