The new buzz-phrase this election season is "birthright citizenship" and the Republican Party has latched onto the issue like a hungry baby to a mother's breast.Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) last week said he may introduce a constitutional amendment that would ensure children born to illegal immigrants do NOT become citizens, in spite of the 14th Amendment of the constitution, which states:
"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 wherein they reside."
Graham is quoted as saying "People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called "drop and leave."
Drop and leave? Wow, what an asshole.
What is surprising about this amazingly ignorant quote is that it's from someone who is generally considered a moderate. Thank god we have people like Mr. Lindsey to show us the white way, er, I mean, the right way to deal with immigration reform.
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