Associated Press
NEW YORK -- A proposal to change long-standing federal policy and deny citizenship to babies born to illegal aliens on U.S. soil ran aground this month in Congress, but it is sure to resurface and kindle bitter debate even if it fails to become law.
The Constitution's 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, provides for "birthright citizenship."
Section 1 of that amendment, drafted with freed slaves in mind, says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."
Posted by Richard at December 28, 2005