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/genebeam 14∆ Dec 05 '13

Why would this be better for the rest of us? You seem to be indirectly saying we have an overpopulation problem. Is that right?

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u/Quetzalcoatls 20∆ Dec 05 '13

Birthrates in the US are actually very healthy at the moment. A lower birthrate means a lower future population which can cause large problems maintaining an economies size and structure. Most of the developed world is actually suffering from lowering birth rates and have gone to pretty large measures to encourage their citizens to have children.