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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:47 AM Original message |
Poll question: Should children born in the US of illegal immigrants be given citizenship? |
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camitche (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. Maybe duel citizenship. I thought that was the policy |
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Undercover Owl (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. No. |
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camitche (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. That doesn't mean they can't have citizenship elsewhere also |
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Undercover Owl (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. oh, okay. different angle. |
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camitche (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 12:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. Right, agreed. |
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lenidog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. It depends on the country if your parents or one parent is |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's a hard question. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Ummm |
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lenidog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
23. If you are born in the United States |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
56. Exactly.... |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
30. huh? |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. By natural born |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 03:02 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. Children of legal residents - yes, it has to be or the nation is bullshit. |
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Undercover Owl (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. ....brown folks.... |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Most recent immigrants |
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Undercover Owl (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:47 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. People need to be educated. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:56 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. I do regret |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. The problem is |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Germany (and I believe some other European countries as well) |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. If a person is born on US soil |
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Alaskan Liberal (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. You're damned right! |
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gumby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. 14th Amendment defines citizenship: |
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adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I think |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. One perspective |
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adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. Ok |
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lenidog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Exactly if you are born in Guam, Saipan, US Virgin Islands, |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. I thought that anyone born in the U.S. |
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ISUGRADIA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. You are right, a constitutional amendement would be needed |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Actually no, case law could interpret the amendment |
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ISUGRADIA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Any change of interpretation can be made but it would ignore |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. You may well be correct. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. They are |
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Undercover Owl (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
35. yes, you better put out that fire. |
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lenidog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. They are but a some people want to change that |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. RWers want to change it |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
17. this issue came up some years ago |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
19. Born in the USA and you're a citizen. "It's a good thing." |
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Pushed To The Left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
21. Anybody born here should be a citizen! |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:19 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I agree. It's UN-American to demand only second generation births |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:28 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. But it's a hell of a lot easier |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:48 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Yes or someone of a different skin color |
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Undercover Owl (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. hard times make people "lash out". |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 03:08 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Yes, exactly. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
36. Illegal entry triviliazes our integrity as a nation. Citizenship only |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 02:53 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Less than 20% of new jobs are taken by undocumented workers |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 03:04 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. 20% is a lot! |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 03:11 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. What would be a reasonable percentage? |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 03:33 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. We definitely do no want to completely close the borders |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 03:40 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Those minute men are scary! |
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Pushed To The Left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 04:51 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I heard an interview with one of the MinuteMen |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 05:48 AM Response to Reply #45 |
52. I do have to point out that the reason a lot of our researchers are |
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Pushed To The Left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 04:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
48. I believe we can stop illegal immigration |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 05:08 AM Response to Reply #36 |
51. glad to know you hate my family. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:39 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Misread -- the "f'them" was clearly directed at those who exploit aliens. |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Yes, I did misread. on edit: sort of |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 04:38 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Leeway granted. But you know that the majority of employers |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. glad we can find some common ground. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
50. What kind of question is that? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
53. Of course. Why should it change? |
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MollyStark (816 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
54. The biggest problem is corporations bringing in workers |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
57. Sorry, but under the constitution, these children are citizens |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-04-05 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
58. You are talking about my five children. |
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DoNotRefill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
63. Why punish the kid... |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 12:04 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Well said |
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