birthright citizenship

This so-called 'birthright citizenship'-- by which the children of people in the country illegally are American citizens at birth-- is something that few major countries have, and with good reason. It doesn't make any sense. India even abolished it entirely in 2004 because of illegal immigration from Bangladesh.

This right was supposedly created by the 14th amendment, but that amendment was framed to deal specifically with the rights of ex-slaves and their children. The notion that it dealt with children born to people in the country illegally has been created by courts over the last century and a half, in their interpretation of the phrase 'all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' This 'right' was created by courts, and it can be taken away by courts-- and should be.