Huckabee vows to defy birthright citizenship

[Midnight Mike]

I am not planning on voting for Huckabee, but, it is about time that a politician starts talking about this :borat:


Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens, according to his top immigration surrogate — a radical step no other major presidential candidate has embraced.

Mr. Huckabee, who won last week's Republican Iowa caucuses, promised Minuteman Project founder James Gilchrist that he would force a test case to the Supreme Court to challenge birthright citizenship, and would push Congress to pass a 28th Amendment to the Constitution to remove any doubt.

http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 98216/1001 (http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080108/NATION/311698216/1001)

[PhilDernerJr]

As much as I want immigration reform and as radical as some might view my opinions on the matter, I do not agree with removing the birthrights to citizenship.

[Midnight Mike]

As much as I want immigration reform and as radical as some might view my opinions on the matter, I do not agree with removing the birthrights to citizenship.

You do see the problem with the loophole? That is how they came up with the term "anchor babies"

[adam613]

This is a terrible idea for Huckabee.

The first problem is, they'd never be able to get a test case challenging birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court won't hear a case unless there is some conflict among lower courts, and there won't be any conflict. The article seems to imply that birthright citizenship is something contrived, like the right to abortion, but it isn't; the 14th Amendment is very clear on the matter, and no amount of judicial activism is going to change that.

The second problem is, we all know how successful past presidents have been in pushing Congress to pass an unpopular Constitutional Amendment. The barrier for such things is intentionally high, for a good reason.

The third problem is Florida. An immigration hardliner can't win in Florida, and we all know what happens to presidential candidates who don't win Florida. Why do you think Bush waited until after the 2004 election to make immigration an issue?

[PhilDernerJr]

[quote="Phil D.":03caf]As much as I want immigration reform and as radical as some might view my opinions on the matter, I do not agree with removing the birthrights to citizenship.

You do see the problem with the loophole? That is how they came up with the term "anchor babies"[/quote:03caf]

I have no problem with the "loophole" in regards to how I know people get citizenship for their kids.

Though I want to keep people trying to sneak into the country out, and I want the CBP to be HARD on what I look at as "invaders", if they do make their way in, it's kinda like a season-finale of Survivor or something. "Paddle on this door and get past the gunships. If you do, your son or daughter will be granted immunity from the next round of elimination." (I'm exagerrating of course)