Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is preparing to introduce his End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act on Tuesday. 400,000 babies are born to illegal migrants on U.S. soil every year and are granted U.S. citizenship.
Gaetz says enough.
“Birthright citizenship has been grossly and blatantly misapplied for decades, recently becoming a loophole for illegal aliens to fraudulently abuse our immigration system,” Gaetz said in a statement:
“My legislation recognizes that American citizenship is a privilege –– not an automatic right to be co-opted by illegal aliens.”
“This is an important step in preserving the sanctity of American citizenship and ensures that citizenship is not treated as a loophole to be exploited but rather a privilege to be earned when legally migrating to our country.”
Gaetz shared the news on Twitter.
“Today I’m introducing the ‘End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act.’ American citizenship is a privilege – not an automatic right to be co-opted by illegal aliens. This is an important step in preserving the sanctity of American citizenship.”
Today I'm introducing the "End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act."
American citizenship is a privilege – not an automatic right to be co-opted by illegal aliens.
This is an important step in preserving the sanctity of American citizenship.https://t.co/DAoSTZYrjl
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) July 25, 2023
From Breitbart News:
To date, the U.S. Supreme Court has never explicitly ruled that the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens must be granted birthright citizenship, and a number of legal scholars dispute the idea.
Many leading conservative scholars argue the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment does not provide mandatory birthright citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens or noncitizens, because these children are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction as that language was understood when the 14th Amendment was ratified.
The U.S. and Canada are among only a handful of developed nations, mostly in North and South America, that have a birthright citizenship policy for anyone, regardless of immigration status, born within its physical borders.
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