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The 14th Amendment, Citizenship and the Children of Illegal Immigrants
The 14th Amendment was enacted during Reconstruction after the Civil War, by a Congress dominated by Republicans. Is it time for a change to prevent the children of illegal immigrants from becoming citizens of the United States? Also, the US and South Korea engage in war games, and General Petraeus begins a public relations campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe 14th Amendment was enacted during Reconstruction after the Civil War, by a Congress dominated by Republicans. Is it time for a change to prevent the children of illegal immigrants from becoming citizens of the United States? Also, the US and South Korea engage in war games, and General Petraeus and American withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Banner image: Juliana Ambrosio from Brazil holds her 14-day-old daughter Raquel after taking the oath during a naturalization ceremony June 4, 2010 at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services offices of the Federal Building in New York. Photo: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesThe US and South Korea Play War Games Again
For the second time since a South Korean warship was sunk this spring, tens of thousands of US and South Korean troops are engaged in war games . South Korea calls it defensive. North Korea says it's preparation for an invasion and threatens a "merciless counterblow."
Read the story1 minGeneral Petraeus Says Afghanistan War Strategy Is On Track
In interviews with major papers and appearances on TV, General David Petraeus has launched a public campaign on behalf of the so-called "counterinsurgency" strategy in Afghanistan. He says he'll give President Obama his "best military advice" when it comes to the timetable for American withdrawal.
Read the story1 minIllegal Immigration, the 14th Amendment and the Republican Party
Anyone born in the US is a citizen of the United States, even if the parents are illegal immigrants. That's the way the 14th Amendment has been applied. Now some Republicans want to amend the amendment, while some say the children of illegals could be factored out by an act of Congress. But other Republicans, including aides to George W.
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