[IP] GOP mulls end of birthright citizenship
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From: EEkid@xxxxxxx
Date: November 4, 2005 7:31:38 PM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: GOP mulls end of birthright citizenship
GOP mulls end of birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- House Republicans tackling illegal
immigration were reported looking closely at ending birthright
citizenship.
They also were discussing building a barrier along the entire U.S.-
Mexican border, The Washington Times said.
Those two ideas have floated to the top of the list of possibilities
to be included either in an immigration-enforcement bill later this
year or in a later comprehensive immigration overhaul.
"There is a general agreement about the fact that citizenship in this
country should not be bestowed on people who are the children of
folks who come into this country illegally," said Rep. Tom Tancredo,
R-Colo.
Birthright citizenship, or what critics call "anchor babies," means
that any child born on U.S. soil is granted citizenship, with
exceptions for foreign diplomats.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., was quoted as supporting a
barrier system of fences in some places and electronic surveillance
or vehicle barriers in others.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051104-114949-2535r
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