Immigration
Aug. 20, 2010
A Bigotry of Bygone Eras
More than a century ago, the judiciary closed the door on repealing the 14th Amendment's citizenship rights. Now, debate has resurfaced with a vengeance, by Stan Yogi of the ACLU of Northern California.
An idea once confined to the far-right fringe has gained traction among the Republican party leaders: Amend the Constitution to repeal the 14th Amendment's guarantee of American citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to immigrant parents.
Whether a cynical gambit to shore-up election-year support from a base angry about immigration, or a serious policy proposal, it echoes nasty attempts in California's past to deny ci...
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