Why birthright citizenship should not be abolished

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Should Birthright Citizenship Be Abolished? October 10, What do you think? Should birthright citizenship be abolished? Yes No. Please make a selection. You have reached the vote limit of votes.

Cast Your Vote. Decrease font size. Increase font size. Display options. Default More Most. Back to Default Settings Done. Article Preview :. Surveys have found that people come for jobs and to better their lives. Where problems arise, such as birth tourism by foreigners who come solely to give birth and then leave, existing policy and law enforcement offer the right solution.

So why would we alter a hard-fought, year-old constitutional principle that addressed one of the darkest chapters in our history and has served the country so well?

We should not: there is nothing about eliminating birthright citizenship that is in the national interest. Michael Fix is President of the Migration Policy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. Skip to main content. You are here Home » Newsroom. August By Michael Fix. A Honduran pregnant woman taking part in a caravan heading toward the U.

Column: Curbing birthright citizenship would be self-defeating ». Editorial: Keep calm about the caravan ». Tribune Content Agency. Cal Thomas is a syndicated columnist. Latest Commentary. Op-ed: Illinois lawmakers should still stick to a single subject. Op-ed: New child care subsidies may sound great, but will families be able to use them?