Immigration
Immigration | Birthright Citizenship Should Be Repealed
In the following viewpoint, Bonnie Erbe argues in favor of immigration restrictions, which she believes are necessary in order to accommodate the housing, employment, and medical care needs of America’s most recent immigrants. In particular, she supports the proposal to eliminate birthright citizenship, which grants automatic citizenship to children born to foreign mothers in the United States. Birthright citizenship is unfair, Erbe contends, because it allows noncitizens and their American-born children to bypass the regular naturalization process that legal immigrants must adhere to....
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- Introduction
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Historical Debate: Should Immigration Be Restricted?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- America Should Welcome Immigration (1845)
- America Should Discourage Immigration (1849)
- Restrictions on Immigration Are Necessary (1913)
- Restrictions on Immigration Are Not Necessary (1912)
- National Origins Quotas Should Be Abolished (1963)
- National Origins Quotas Should Be Retained (1964)
- Is Immigration a Serious Problem?
- How Should the United States Address Illegal Immigration?
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How Should U.S. Immigration Policy Be Reformed?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Immigration Should Be Restricted
- Immigration Should Not Be Restricted
- The United States Must Restrict Immigration to Prevent Terrorism
- Restricting Immigration Would Not Prevent Terrorism
- The U.S. Government Should Discourage Dual Citizenship
- Dual Citizenship Is Not a Threat to the United States
- Birthright Citizenship Should Be Repealed
- Naturalization and Birthright Citizenship Should Be Encouraged
- Dual Citizenship Is Not a Threat to the United States
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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