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An Argument To Be Made About Immigrant Babies And Citizens

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Rashmi Shrestha Professor Sherry Sharifian GOVT2305 4/05/2017 Birth tourism
Everyone loves to travel for different purpose and people who travels from one place to another country are called tourist and their purpose is known as tourism which help boost one’s country economically on the sectors like hotels, hospitals all the tourism industry. Due to worldwide conflicts and refugee’s problem people from those regions wants to migrate to developed countries like USA, Australia, Canada for betterment of life. Many couples plan give birth to babies in foreign country because the baby will be given the citizenship. For some instance developed country has promulgated the law that prohibits the children born in those countries to get nationality. …show more content…

5 Will, author of “An Argument to Be Made About Immigrant Babies and Citizenship”, argues that to end the practice of bright right citizenship all that is required is to correct the misinterpretation of stating "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state where in they reside.” There are several advantages and disadvantages of birth tourism in United States. Birth tourism decrease illegal immigration. Although the parents came illegally in the united states, their children have citizenship right and can take benefits of all the facilities provided by government. It also enhances the safety of the nation and preserve the country’s culture. On the other hand, birth tourism affect diversity. It could violate the law. Most of the foreigners enter the United State and give birth to take advantage of American citizenship. The fourteen-amendment become a controversial topic today. 6 There are many arguments regarding a possible reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment.
7 In my opinion, fourteen-amendment should be reinterpreted to require one parent be an American citizen. I think foreigner are taking advantages of fourteen amendment. It is abusing immigration law. People from different countries enters the united states to give birth only. it is violation of immigration law. I think that path for United State citizenship should be made harder of illegal immigrants and easier for legal immigrants. By making strict rule for citizenship, rate of birth tourism can be

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