Birthright Citizenship Should Not Be Eliminated In the Opposing Viewpoints Article “Birthright Citizenship Should Not Be Eliminated,” it argues how ending birthright citizenship would not benefit America in any way. Countless of people who have gained legal status through birthright citizenship make gigantic commitments to the American culture each day such as the military, open workplaces, and even in group occupations. Many people argue with the fact that by ending birthright citizenship, illegal immigration will cease. On the contrary, by ending birthright citizenship, many more people will be made into illegal immigrants. Having birthright citizenship eliminated will make thousands of children have no legal status, make it difficult for those children to become successful members of society, creating a new class of oppressed people, and will be counted on as un-American. I agree with the article’s position that birthright citizenship should not be eliminated.
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The parents of these children bring them here to America hoping that upon their child’s collection of birthright citizenship, they too can receive a type of legal status. Many argue with the fact that if birthright citizenship was eliminated, illegal immigration will reduce and will most likely stop parents from other countries to come into the United States and having a baby in the United States. However, elimination of birthright citizenship will not in any way reduce illegal immigration. Instead, America would gain thousands or even millions of illegal immigrants inside her. Another factor is that all those children would remain stateless. They will be left without a country. America would cause many dangers to many families inside her if birthright citizenship were to be
The parents of these children bring them here to America hoping that upon their child’s collection of birthright citizenship, they too can receive a type of legal status. Many argue with the fact that if birthright citizenship was eliminated, illegal immigration will reduce and will most likely stop parents from other countries to come into the United States and having a baby in the United States. However, elimination of birthright citizenship will not in any way reduce illegal immigration. Instead, America would gain thousands or even millions of illegal immigrants inside her. Another factor is that all those children would remain stateless. They will be left without a country. America would cause many dangers to many families inside her if birthright citizenship were to be