Monday, August 09, 2010

GOP push to revise 14th Amendment not gaining steam

It seems counterproductive to deny citizenship to the part of the immigrant community that assimilates the best and quickest -- the ones who grow up here. - - Donna Poisl

By Sandhya Somashekhar, Washington Post Staff Writer

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R) says America faces a new and growing foreign threat: illegal immigrants and tourists who come here for the express purpose of giving birth so their children obtain citizenship.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other top Republicans quickly jumped on the issue and called for hearings.
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