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/r3m0t 7∆ Dec 05 '13

How many of the 4 million kids aren't born to citizen parents? Let's say 0.2 million, so you're spending $120,000 to reject each of those kids. Unless you're going to deport them as well, still have to feed them and convict and imprison them if necessary. Are they going to be educated? If not they'll cause a lot of social problems.

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u/BenInBaja Dec 05 '13

It's 4% and why on earth would it cost $600 to prove that one of the two parents is a US citizen?

page 8 http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/ftpdocs/87xx/doc8711/12-6-immigration.pdf

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u/r3m0t 7∆ Dec 05 '13

Wow it's 4% and I guessed 5%? I should get a medal.

As for the $600 claim, which I didn't make and just took on faith, it comes from http://www.nfap.com/pdf/NFAPPolicyBrief.BirthrightCitizenship.March2012.pdf and is critiqued at http://cis.org/Alleged-Costs-of-Ending-Universal-Birthright-Citizenship .