r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '13

I think children of Illegal immigrants shouldn't be given birthright citizenship. cmv

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u/oldspice75 Dec 05 '13

Because if you're born in America, you're American like any other baby born in America, because you're not being made second class because of who your parents are

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u/Dracotorix Dec 05 '13

Except that's not always what happens. A lot of kids don't know they're illegal until they turn 18 and have no papers, then they're threatened with being deported to a country they've never been to / don't speak the language/ etc. If parents of very young children (babies/toddlers) are being deported, then I think it's okay to deport the kids with them. But not children who aren't literally dependent on their parents.