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The Importance Of Citizenship To Immigrants

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This quote from the article stood out to me the most, especially the last sentence. I think Ms. Chavez made a good point when she included that it would change what it meant to be an American by denying citizenship to immigrants born here. Considering the fact that the Europeans who settled here long ago would be considered “aliens” to the Native Americans that were here first. The Europeans decided it was okay to encroach on the land; so what makes it any different if other people do it today? I feel like if parents go through all the trouble to get to the United States to live a better life and happen to bring a child into the world with them, on American ground, then their child should be considered a citizen. The U.S. is where their papers

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