The Left has done a great job of influencing the issue of birthright citizenship. Most Americans oppose granting automatic citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants but they also believe that we’re stuck with this policy.

They’re told repeatedly that the practice is enshrined in the Constitution’s 14th amendment, that it has been affirmed by the Supreme Court, that the jurisprudence around it is settled law and that challenging the matter now is unconstitutional and disloyal. 

None of that happens to be true, but in the meantime we’re saddled with a logically incoherent immigration system. Yes, immigrants are central to America’s story.  But immigration law must be dedicated to the common good, not the benefit of those willing to flout our laws.

Immigrants should be vetted to ensure that they are likely to assimilate and be of value to their adopted country. Instead, we incentivize illegal immigrant mothers to cross the border before birth so their offspring can be entitled to lifelong citizenship.

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