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Birthright Citizenship Research Paper

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When we pay close attention to the global. We can see that the population in the United States of America has grown due to that fact of immigrants. Nowadays immigrants from China, Mexico, Spain, and other parts of the country have come to the U.S. and automatically receive Birthright Citizenship. All it took was for the child to be born in the U.S and automatically they are granted with the same benefits as the main U.S Citizens. Also if we ask our self, “ Why are so many immigrants from all over the world continually coming to the U.S and decide to stay there?” Maybe because of the difficult situation, financial problems, or even their life is going down the drain. My family and I were born in Mexico in a small farm. Due to the fact as to …show more content…

To confirm more about this matter, here is an article from the Washington Post, and they inform, “that the 14th amendment, is the idea that people born on American soil are automatically American citizens.” There is a friend of mine who falls in this category. Couple of years ago his family lived in Mexico, and sooner or later they decided to come to the U.S. so that Guillermo can be born here as a citizen. He told me that the reason that my family decided is because citizens are almost the key to a better life: (Hernandez). In order to petition a file you need to be 21 years old of age in order for him or her to petition a file for one of his relatives: (Reasoner). Then the relative could be eligible to come to the U.S.A to become a citizen in a faster past. In addiction to that lets say if Guillermo gets marry and his wife doesn’t have papers then he could petition a file for her as well. At the end he told me, “Luis becoming an anchor baby is probably one of the most luckiest ways to not suffer. You don’t have to go threw paper work, or having to wait years for the government to accept your documents. ” At the same time that he was talking I ask myself, “Men what are some of the things that a immigrant has to go

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