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Maybe you should take the time to understand American history and culture before forming opinions on those topics. Just because you don't understand the reason it exists doesn't mean there's no reason.
As an American, I love that people who love this country so much they're willing to move their family halfway around the globe to live here have the ability to do this. Absolutely I want these people to be citizens. This country was literally founded by people doing exactly this.
This ability wasn't an accident. It's not a mistake that this is possible, it's deliberately written into our constitution.
I understand American history, which is why I understand that it hasn’t been necessary for decades by this point.
You’re confusing immigration with exploiting a loophole in order to stay in the country illegally.
How often does this happen though and is it really an issue in the overall scheme of things... Even if it happens 10 thousand times a years (which is probably a way high estimate) so? That nothing.
These aren't gang members and drug dealers doing this, its mother desperate for a better life. How will probab;y work their asses off and be good people.
There's always going to be loopholes and people side steping laws. The question is, is this really a hill worth dying on? And causing a MANY other bigger issues to try and fix?
It’s actually estimated at about 250k a year:
https://pop.psu.edu/news/ending-automatic-birthright-citizenship-would-significantly-increase-size-us-unauthorized