(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a bill Tuesday that would deny automatic citizenship at birth to children born within the United States whose parents are not U.S. nationals.
The measure excludes “aliens lawfully admitted as refugees or permanent residents or performing active services in the U.S. Armed Forces,” according to the congressman.
Gaetz introduced the “End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act of 2023” in the U.S. House of Representatives to end what he called “unqualified birthright citizenship.”
“Birthright citizenship has been grossly and blatantly misapplied for decades, recently becoming a loophole for illegal aliens to fraudulently abuse our immigration system,” Gaetz said in a statement. “My legislation recognizes that American citizenship is a privilege – not an automatic right to be co-opted by illegal aliens.”
Gaetz said the measure was needed to ensure “that citizenship is not treated as a loophole to be exploited but rather a privilege to be earned when legally migrating to our country.”
The measure would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act.
“The United States is one of two developed nations that currently grants automatic citizenship so expansively to children born within its borders,” according to the text of the bill. “Unqualified birthright citizenship provides a strong incentive for illegal immigrants to cross the southern border of the United States.
The text of the bill said illegal immigration comes at a cost for U.S. taxpayers: “Illegal immigrants who crossed into the United States to give birth, often return to Mexico, sending their children across the border daily to attend American public schools, crowding out American students and taking advantage of American tax dollars.”
“My legislation recognizes that American citizenship is a privilege – not an automatic right to be co-opted by illegal aliens.”
If the immigrants enter the U.S. illegally, why should they be rewarded?? Why does this treasonous, destructive, woke Democrat Party encourage, protect and make the U.S. citizens support them??
If you’re a taxpayer in New York, or anywhere in the U.S., you’re getting scammed by groups like United Way, Catholic Charities and the Central American Refugee Center. You may think they’re charities. Truth is, these groups are hauling in millions in taxpayer dollars — your money — under government contracts to facilitate illegal immigration.
It’s money laundering. Democratic politicians want to maximize illegal immigration, but they don’t want their fingerprints on it. The remedy: pay so-called charities that will do the work for them. Who’s in on this scam? President Joe Biden, and Democrats across the country including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Even before crossing the border, migrants still in Mexico are being handed payment cards loaded with $800 a month to enable them to pay for necessities. The cards are distributed by the nonprofit International Organization for Migration, thanks to money provided by the Joe Biden’s State Department.
THIS should have been done DECADES ago.
the “End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act
Birthright citizenship should have been ended years ago, so let’s get it done ASAP.
You need to look at the laws that apply to American citizens ,who have kids born abroad. Children Born abroad they don’t automatically get citizenship of the country that are born in it goes by the parents citizenship If a man fathers a child born abroad he must prove thru DNA the child is his and prove he is an American citizen. If an woman give birth abroad she has to prove she is a American citizen .
We need to end auto citizenship and back date the law to when Present Reagan have Amnesty to illegals And we were promised no more amnesty For illegals.