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Would you be in favor of having the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution revised, in part so that babies born to foreign parents on US soil are not granted automatic citizenship?

Asked by jca (36062points) November 29th, 2013

There was just a segment on a morning news show about Chinese parents who are utilizing the services of surrogate mothers and choosing American mothers because of the citizenship granted to the babies born on US soil, automatically.

There are often heated debates about the potential implications of automatic citizenship granted to babies when the parents come to the US for the sole purpose of giving birth. They may cross the border illegally or be on a visit from another country.

Would you be in favor of a revision to the14th Amendment to the US Constitution so that babies born to foreign parents on US soil are not granted automatic citizenship?

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