Senator Lindsay Graham: Immigration

University Of San Francisco Dept: No one can actually cite an example of a pregnant Mexican swimming the Rio Grande to give birth. But, with mid-term elections looming in November and a polarizing brouhaha flaring over Arizona’s tough and controversial law aimed at outing and ousting illegals, it’s perhaps not surprising that the periodic and nasty debate over repealing the 14th amendment has emerged again, according to Globe And Mail. It was Republicans who, in the wake of the Civil War, championed the 14th Amendment making anyone born in the United States a citizen. It was an inclusive and reconciliatory effort, making sure that the children of slaves and immigrants were full citizens. And the Supreme Court sealed the deal with an unequivocal judgment that even the U.S.-born offspring of indentured Chinese labourers imported to build railways were citizens. “We can’t just have people swimming across the river having children here,” says Republican Senator Lindsay Graham, a hitherto relatively moderate voice for immigration reform, as odious talk of so-called “anchor babies” fills the airwaves. “Politically it can’t be done, and it is simply a distraction from seeking true immigration reform,” Bill Ong Hing, a University of San Francisco School of Law professor, said in a media conference call. As reported in the news.
@t chinese labourers, university of san francisco school of law