(The October 2015 Newsletter content includes these topics: Candidate Positions: Birthright Citizenship; Federal Immigration Reform Legislation; Sanctuary Cities Defy the Law; Birth Tourism & Anchor Babies)
Birthright Citizenship: Candidate Positions
“Since 2016 GOP Presidential Hopeful, Donald Trump, released his immigration plan last weekend that called for ending Birthright Citizenship, many of the other presidential hopefuls have been asked to declare if they support or oppose ending birthright citizenship. Here is a list of what the other 2016 presidential hopefuls have said this week about the issue.”
– NumbersUSA (sic), September 2, 2015
Rand Paul
Supported Vitter’s bill to clarify that the 14th Amendment means “a person born in the U.S. to illegal aliens does not automatically gain citizenship.”
Rick Santorum
“Other enticements to illegal immigration, such as birthright citizenship, should be ended.”
Chris Christie
“While birthright citizenship may have made sense at some point in our history, right now, we need to relook at all that. And it has to be relooked at in respect to the rule of law.”
Lindsey Graham
“I am not a big fan of the idea that you come and have a child, you are automatically a citizen.”
Bobby Jindal
“We need to end birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants.”
Scott Walker
“Yeah, to me [ending birthright citizenship] is about enforcing the laws in this country.”
Ted Cruz
–Agreed with “virtually every element” of Trump’s immigration plan
–“We should end granting automatic birthright citizenship to the children of those who are here illegally.”
Donald Trump outlined his immigration plan with a paragraph under each of these comments:
–We need strong borders; we need a wall.
–Citizenship for illegal immigrants is a GOP suicide mission.
–351,000 illegal aliens are in our prisons; costing $1.1 billion.
–Anchor babies were NEVER the intent of the 14th Amendment.
–Invite foreigners graduating from college to stay in the U.S.
–Put triple-layered fence and predator drones on the Mexican border.
–Control borders; even legal immigration should be difficult.
–Limit new immigration; focus on people already here.
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