should be illegal

This article is an assault on intelligence (Editorial, June 4), how's that for an attention grabber?

Listen, I approach this from a pragmatic perspective, not an emotional one. Right now immigrants are committing a crime against the United States, from the time they're in the hospital but we grant their children citizenship anyway. They're violating our sovereignty and we're granting them citizenship, where is the logic in that?

There are no children of former slaves living in the United States today, which was the main reason for amendment. It no longer applies and should be repealed unless you are going to address the children born here of legal immigrants, then it should apply.

While legal immigrants are pursuing naturalization, it allows them to start having a family without placing upon them the burden of naturalizing their children as well. Its intent was not to allow someone to illegally step across the border and give birth to an "American Citizen."

It's time to make that perfectly clear.

Tonya Osborne

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