tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post1339097781747303854..comments2024-03-18T22:32:52.802-04:00Comments on Noahpinion: Conservatives know that their real enemy is the ConstitutionNoah Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-44332780958832869602010-09-24T16:06:19.089-04:002010-09-24T16:06:19.089-04:00I think it's important to note that after the ...I think it's important to note that after the civil war there were no slaves in the US. Should read: "...created for the former slaves"A.K. Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849329951808383265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-52971368246740137182010-09-22T11:08:07.963-04:002010-09-22T11:08:07.963-04:00Noah, as usual, I think your post is right on.
A...Noah, as usual, I think your post is right on. <br /><br />As for "anchor babies," I think it's worth noting that having a US citizen child doesn't make the parents citizens. Except in very rare cases, people don't get to stay and "reap the benefits" of the US just by having kids here - they usually get removed anyway. And once that happens, it's very difficult for them to get back in, citizen child or not, for at least a decade. So it's true, they've committed the terrible sin of getting a better life for their children, but they haven't really gained more rights or benefits for themselves (again, in most cases).<br /><br />As far as the child getting to be a citizen just because he or she was born here - true, that kid didn't have to work as hard as someone who was naturalized. But neither do kids born of parents with legal status. So I find it hard to accept the idea of treating those two kinds of kids differently (after all, they didn't decide where to be born or how to get there).rosebriarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229537505859471832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-69505922764425863382010-09-21T17:19:23.705-04:002010-09-21T17:19:23.705-04:00The birth-right citizenship was created for the sl...The birth-right citizenship was created for the slaves already in the US after the civil war. The way it is being used now is not the original intent and is basically a way to reap the benefits from a neighboring country by strolling over a river, and I'd feel the same way about canadians streaming over and having kiddos.<br /><br />Most naturalized immigrants HATE the anchor baby situation here. Completely unfair to them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719080922387476673noreply@blogger.com