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Birthright Citizenship Legislation
As of 2015, bills have been introduced in both the House and the Senate to end birthright citizenship—S.45 introduced by Sen. Vitter and H.R. 140 by Rep. Steve King.
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Pew Research Center: Immigration to Add 103 million to U.S. Population Between 2015 and 2065
The Pew Research Center has released a new report that projects the U.S. population will reach 441 million in 2065 – an increase of 117 million from the current number. Over the next 50 years, Pew projects that 88 percent of this increase will be due to immigration.
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Live Blog: GOP Hopefuls square off for second debate
The 15 GOP Hopefuls square off again tonight at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. to debate the issues currently facing the country. The immigration issue played a prominent role in the first round of debates last month, while most GOP Hopefuls prioritized American workers over illegal aliens. We'll be watching to see if the Hopefuls stick to their positions and where they stand on the Syrian Refugee crisis.
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Tell the Candidates What You Think of Their Immigration Remarks
The second Republican debate for the 2016 Presidential Nomination is happening tonight. We hope that all of the candidates will have a chance to address immigration and clarify their positions on some of the most crucial immigration problems our nation is facing. Whether it’s in person, over the phone, email or otherwise, it’s important to let the candidates know how you are judging their immigration platforms. NumbersUSA’s activism team has built this page to do just that.
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Fiorina worker-protection immigration ratings are falling fast
The NumbersUSA Grade Committee met this week to consider all the immigration statements made by Presidential candidates since we last met. We changed a lot of ratings that led to an overall grade improvement for Rand Paul from a D+ to a C-minus, and a demotion of Chris Christie from C+ to a C and a demotion of Carly Fiorina from a C-minus to a D.
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Sen. Vitter Writes Op-Ed Calling for The End of Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens
This week Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) wrote an op-ed in The Hill supporting the idea of ending birthright citizenship for the children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens.
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Local News Outlets Cover Town Hall Meetings
Immigration continues to dominate discussions at local meetings.
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Where Did the Candidates End Up Rating After All Those Birthright Citizenship Comments This Week?
The dust is kind of settling after a week-long wind-storm of news media pressing Presidential candidates to express a position on various aspects of immigration policy.
We know a lot more now than we did a week ago. And we'll tell you what we know right here. This overview is the result of two long NumbersUSA Grade Committee meetings yesterday.
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Myths vs. Truths about Birthright Citizenship
MYTH: The main problem with birthright citizenship is that it provides an enticement for illegal immigration and increases the number of dual citizens.
TRUTH: Anchor babies are the main problem because it allows illegal alien parents to stay in the U.S.
The straw man that many set up is that the argument against birthright citizenship is based on the belief that it is a major enticement for illegal immigration.
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What Are The GOP Candidates Saying About Birthright Citizenship?
Since 2016 GOP Presidential Hopeful, Donald Trump, released his immigration plan last weekend that called for ending Birthright Citizenship, many of the other presidential hopefuls have been asked to declare if they support or oppose ending birthright citizenship. Here is a list of what the other 2016 presidential hopefuls have said this week about the issue.