S. citizenship on their future children. That abuse provides an argument for abolishing birthright citizenship.
If birthright citizenship were abolished, these children would not be U.S. citizens, at least not automatically as at present.
PROMINENT Republicans have begun questioning America's hallowed principle of birthright citizenship.
Some conservative libertarians are arguing that birthright citizenship is bad for the country-and some progressive libertarians are arguing that it is bad for immigrants.
Most countries outside the Western Hemisphere do not recognize birthright citizenship;
Only about a sixth of the world's nations practise birthright citizenship.