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Perspective

Aug. 24, 2010

'America Chooses Best When it Chooses to Be Inclusive'

Proponents of repealing the 14th Amendment's citizenship rights misinterpret and dehumanize immigrants and why they migrate, by Jennifer M. Chacón of University of California, Irvine School of Law.

By Jennifer M. Chacón

Whenever the national dialogue concerning immigration heats up, someone presents the 14th Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship as a problem in need of a solution. Recently, the issue was highlighted -though certainly not initiated -by Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Graham incited a renewed flurry of discussions over the birthright citizenship issue with his comments on a July 28, 2010 appearance on Fox News'...

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