Birthright Citizenship Under Threat: Babies Face Bureaucracy
Advocates warn that ending birthright citizenship could create new barriers for newborns, delaying access to healthcare and other vital benefits.
The ongoing debate around birthright citizenship is not just a political issue, but one that could have significant real-world consequences for newborn babies across the United States. Advocates argue that eliminating this longstanding policy would create a new layer of bureaucracy for all infants born in the U.S., potentially causing delays in accessing critical services and benefits.
At the heart of the matter is the question of whether the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil, should be interpreted as granting automatic citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants. Opponents of birthright citizenship contend that this policy encourages illegal immigration and creates an unfair system of
Source: NPR
