Birth Tourism
According to business dictionary citizen is a “person who is entitled to enjoy all the legal rights and privileges granted by a state to the people comprising its constituency, and is obligated to obey its laws and to fulfill his duties as called upon.”(What) However the 14th amendment of the U.S constitution defines “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” citizens of the United States. The citizenship topic has always been the matter of controversy and the subject of interest throughout the years.
The most debated topic of birthright citizenship surfaced as soon as the United States started facing the high volume of illegal immigrants. People from all across the globe intended to be part of the Columbus’ discovery. The 14th amendment of 1866 made the topic broader, deeper and more complex. It cannot be denied the fact that the United States has faced the high
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The protective 14th Amendment played a vital role defining the term jus soli “the right of land”. Neither hospital nor jury can deny the moral clauses of the 14th amendment. Taking this as a weapon, thousands of the Chinese women with the falsified documents are entering to states just to have her kid as a US citizen. Now this is the time to change and think from the today’s perspective. The scenario is completely different than the period when 14th amendment was done. Now this is the time to ratify the 14th amendment so that the US will no longer face the problems of birth tourism. For this addition of slightest clause, ‘one of the parents must be us citizen or permanent resident’, will make the 14th amendment more successful. This not only solves the current problems of the United States but also respects the long term vision of the members who played vital role for 14th