Bill to deny birthright in AZ comes to vote next week

A bill in Arizona that puts a stop to automatic birthright to children of illegal parents, will come to a vote next week. And chances are that the bill will be defeated, but the plan, according to bill sponsor Rep Sen Ron Gould, says he plans to force a vote, so people will see how lawmakers voted on the bill.

The state’s legislation would define a U.S. citizen as someone who has been naturalized, or someone born in this country who has at least one parent who has no allegiance to a foreign country.

Supporters of the bill say guaranteed citizenship results in taxpayers covering the costs of services provided to illegal immigrants and their children. And opponents once again are saying that it’s unconstitutional.

Sen. Russell Pearce, the architect of Arizona’s well-known, controversial immigration measure, SB 1070 — which, among other things, allows police to enforce immigration laws — is a sponsor of the citizenship legislation.

Last fall, Pearce said that the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which addresses citizenship, was not meant to apply to the children of people who live in the United States illegally. “This is a battle of epic proportions,” Pearce, Republican, said at a press conference in Arizona. “We’ve allowed the hijacking of the 14th Amendment.”

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