13 Amendment Pros And Cons

The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on July 9th, 1868. It helped grant citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States (Primary Documents in American History).” One of the reasons the amendment was made to help former slaves become citizens after the civil war. They were being denied the right to become citizens after slavery had been abolished. One of the main points in the Amendment was that states can not denounce land, freedom or life from any person or citizen in the United States without a trial. Birthright Citizenship was another major part, as it stated that any person born in the US, a US territory or a US military base or was born abroad to an American citizen who has lived at least 5 years in the US, automatically became a citizen. People who are under oath from another country cannot be in office for any position. The Fourteenth Amendment covers a diverse range of subjects, as it has been cited the most out of any
They wanted to repeal the Amendment so that people who are not citizens of the US could not use their children to improve their legal status. These children are referred to as “anchor babies.” The point of controversy is whether or not people can be allowed to use their children to help themselves out. People come to the US to create a better life for themselves and feed and clothe their families. They are not “stealing our jobs” if they are working harder than all of the people that are citizens in the US. They are willing to do the dirty work that no one wants to do, but they only do it to support their family. They want their grandkids and every generation after that to be apart of our country and be able to go to college and get a great job. These “illegal” immigrants only come to the US to escape poverty or war, and to keep their family alive and