The document discusses the issue of birthright citizenship and illegal immigration in the United States. It argues that ending birthright citizenship could help curb illegal immigration by denying citizenship to children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants. This would make it harder for undocumented immigrants to access social services and stay permanently in the country. However, others counter that repealing birthright citizenship could lead to family separation issues. The document concludes that while immigrants contribute to the economy, illegal immigration poses security and other threats, so birthright citizenship should be revisited to ensure only documented immigrants receive it.

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Birthright Citizenship and Immigration
Immigrants contribute a great deal to the development of the country of destination. The
United States, in particular, can attest to this fact. The immigrants became useful tools of growth
in the country, and their contribution is significant. Nevertheless, some immigrants take
advantage of the situation on the ground and access the state without proper documentation. The
wave of illegal immigration continues to pose a challenge to the nation, and people think that
offering birthright citizenship to any person born on the American soil is a sure way to deal with
the problem. This paper will look at whether ending the birthright citizenship will solve the
illegal immigration problem.
The number of illegal immigrants continues to increase with time (Wood 469). As they
enter the United States, they give birth to their children who receive the citizenship status
through the birthright. The implication is that the number of illegal aliens in the country
continues to increase, and their effect on the economy expands. The fact that the immigrants
contribute a great deal to the status of the United States, ending the birthright citizenship will
help to curb the illegal immigration. It will ensure that only the legal immigrants gain access to
the country, and the illegal ones will know that they have no right to become citizens. The illegal

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immigrants pose a challenge to the political system of the nation. Stopping the birthright
citizenship will go a long way to solve this problem.
The exclusion of the birthright citizenship for the illegal and temporary immigrants will
recognize their children as unlawful aliens (Franz 185). With this notion, it will become easier
for the government to deal with the immigrants who travel to the United States without the
proper documentation. The children born in the country will live with the fact that they are not
citizens of the United States. With the notion of canceled birthright citizenship, it will be a slap
in the face of the undocumented immigrants since they know that it will not be easy for them to
stay in the country. For this reason, most of them will fear to travel to the country until they
receive the proper documents to allow them to stay in America.
The birthright citizenship entitles all people, whether aliens or not, to constitutional
protection (Kamp 51). In addition to that, they have all the rights and privileges as provided for
in the same constitution. For this reason, the children of the undocumented immigrants can freely
access social services such as education and medical care. The removal of the birthright
citizenship will prohibit the access of the social services to the non-citizens, a move that will
make their stay unbearable. No one can survive without access to the medical care, and the
children will miss the necessary education. With such a living environment, the illegal
immigrants already in the country will have to leave for their homelands. The ones
contemplating to join the country without proper documents will find it hard, especially
considering the plight of their comrades who go back home. Such moves will deter illegal
immigration and will assist the United States to deal with the problem at hand. Removing the
birthright citizenship will facilitate the controls in place, to reduce the number of aliens in the
country which stands at an alarming level.

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Illegal immigrants are a threat to the security of the nation (Graglia 4). Some of them
come from countries with a deep history of terrorism, and they take advantage of the illegal
immigration to perpetrate crimes in the state of destination. The children born to the aliens will
become a threat to the national security, especially where the parents are criminals. One of the
ways to prevent the entry of these crimes into the United States is to prevent them from obtaining
the American citizenship. Without the permission to stay in the United States, it will be difficult
for them to perform their criminal activities. In addition to that, it will be challenging for them to
avoid legal action if convicted of any crime. For this reason, the push for the abolishment of the
birthright citizenship should continue.
The argument that repealing the birthright citizenship would lead to the family break up
is a point of concern (Auvil 5). However, the illegal immigrants should seek for proper papers to
legalize their admission to the United States. At the same time, the family members already in
the country must have the legal documents to allow them to continue living there. If they lack the
correct documents, then they should leave the nation and unite with their family members
outside America. This way, none of them will gain access to the country illegally.
In conclusion, therefore, it is clear that the immigrants play a significant role in the
development of the United States. Nevertheless, the illegal immigrants pose a threat to the nation
as well. There is the need to revisit the birthright citizenship, to ensure that only the documented
immigrants get it. Since the illegal ones are many in the country, this move will help to deal with
the problem.

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