Birthright Citizenship: It's About The Law, Not Mob Rule | Investor's Business Daily

Birthright Citizenship: It's About The Law, Not Mob Rule | Investor's Business Daily:

After all, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution clearly establishes birthright citizenship as the law of the land. Right?
Not so fast.
The 14th Amendment came about as a result of the Civil War. America's slaves needed to have not just their freedom, but citizenship, too. So the 14th Amendment conferred citizenship on former slaves and their children. It also gave citizenship to the first inhabitants of our continent. In one magnificent swoop, "natives" and former slaves both became Americans.
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