Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "14th Amendment DOES NOT Guarantee Birthright Citizenship': Amy Swearer" video.

  1. I'm not surprised that we care more and more about who your parents are, rather than who you, an individual, are -- whether it be for citizenship, a career, or admission to Harvard.
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  2. Original public meaning is what Scalia supported as the sole means of interpreting constitutional law. It's the most conservative method in common use.
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  3. I'm not surprised that we care more and more about who your parents are, rather than who you, an individual, are -- whether it be for citizenship, a career, or admission to Harvard.
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  4. How does the legal status of the parents' presence in the United States have any bearing on the child's commitment to our country? It doesn't. It's as arbitrary and archaic as any other rule, and not dictated by the text of the Fourteenth Amendment. I'm not surprised that we care more and more about who your parents are, rather than who you, an individual, are -- whether it be for citizenship, a career, or admission to Harvard.
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  5. If the American-born child of illegal immigrants were abused, would a court place him in foster care, or just deport the whole family?
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  6.  @vititom  lol, touché
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  7. How does the legal status of the parents' presence in the United States have any bearing on the child's commitment to our country? It doesn't. It's as arbitrary and archaic as any other rule, and not dictated by the text of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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  8. That would make me stateless, and allow me to seek asylum in France. Excellent. Where do I sign up?
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