the 14th amendment is. and so congress can, i believe, fix this problem. shannon, who is benefitting from birthright citizenship now. ask yourself that. it s almost entirely. children of illegal aliens. there is very few people benefitting from it who are here somehow illegally. it s something that congress ought to decide. it s something that i think the vast majority of the american people want to end because it doesn t seem fair. the constitution dount have a clear answer and a the that s when congress needs to step in. do you think these guys and gals are going to be about to do that? there s a lot they can t agree on. i cannot imagine getting democrats and republicans on the same side about many things, but certainly not birthright citizenship. it s one of the great disconnects between what most americans think and what people in washington, d.c. think. because if you talk to most americans, they don t think that people who come here illegally
there was a lot of praise for him because he moved things forward because congress wouldn t do it so he had to. it seems to me that the focus was not on the president by passing congress but it was on the boldness of the move, the washington post had front page pictures celebrating illegal families. but the new story in the post said president obama is willing to forge ahead despite the headlines. the new york times editorial page called the plan wise. very different approach that when president bush would by pass congress and it would be that action itself or the assertion of executive authority that would become the focus of the coverage. did they mean the u.s. constitution? well that s the debate that we should have having. i don t want to paint with too broad a brush. some outlets try to present both sides. but i think you can tell a lot by the underlying tone of a
there seems a lot of praise for him that he moved things forward band congress wouldn t do it and he had to. it seems to me that the focus was not on the president by passing congress but it was on the boldness of the move, the washington post had front page pictures celebrating illegal immigrant families. and that s part of the family. i don t think that should be ignored. but the new story in the post said president obama is willing to forge ahead despite the headwinds. the new york times editorial page called the plan wise. very different approach that for example when george w. bush would bypass congress and it would that action itself or that assertion of executive authority that would become the focus of much of the coverage. did they mean the u.s. constitution? well that s the debate that we should have having. i don t want to paint with too broad a brush. some outlets try to present both sides. but i think you can tell a lot by the underlying tone of a story, the wo
like an invading army than they are anything else. and we keep hearing this quote, going back to senator jacob howard when they were debating it and putting it together, he said it will not include persons born in the united states who are foreigners, aliens who belong to the families of ambassadors. so some will say the guy behind this, their argument is he never intended for this to apply to quote, as we have here, foreigners or aliens. there are others who say, look, the supreme court didn t decide the merits on this but there is a footnote by justice brennan that talks about the fact that you re born here, you re a citizen and that s it. do you think this ultimately goes to the courts or do you come down to those who say that congress is the one, that s the body that s got to solve the issue? congress has enormous power turned 14th amendment. under section 5 of the 14th amendment, they were given power to basically decide ploerls what
like an invading army than they are anything else. and we keep hearing this quote, going back to senator jacob howard when they were debating it and putting it together, he said it will not include persons born in the united states who are foreigners, aliens who belong to the families of ambassadors. so some will say the guy behind this, their argument is he never intended for this to apply to quote, as we have here, foreigners or aliens. there are others who say, look, the supreme court didn t decide the merits on this but there is a footnote by justice brennan that talks about the fact that you re born here, you re a citizen and that s it. do you think this ultimately goes to the courts or do you come down to those who say that congress is the one, that s the body that s got to solve the issue? congress has enormous power turned 14th amendment. under section 5 of the 14th amendment, they were given power to basically decide ploerls what