Not All Kids Born in the US Should Be Made Citizens

A recent study of 194 countries shows that only 30 grant a form of birthright citizenship

Genevieve Wood, --December 4, 2014

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Incentives matter.
Human experience and common sense tells us you get more of the behavior you reward – and there has been no better case study of that on a policy level than the issue of illegal immigration. That is why any serious immigration reform considered in the next Congress should revisit the concept of birthright citizenship (namely that all children born on U.S. soil are citizens, regardless of their parents’ status), or what is sometimes referred to as the “anchor baby” issue. More...

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