Sen. John Boozman Co-Sponsors Birthright Citizenship Bill

Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) has co-sponsored Sen. David Vitter’s (R-La.) legislation that would amend federal law to require at least one parent of children born in the United States be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 (S.723) amends section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is similar to legislation offered by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) in the House.

Sen. Boozman is serving his first term in the Senate, but was a leader in the House for five years. He has earned a career A grade.

Sen. Vitter introduced S.723 with three original co-sponsors, including Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

According to a recent study from the Center for Immigration Studies, 200,000 children are born each year to non-immigrant visitors to the United States.