Excerpt: ″The guarantee of birthright citizenship ensures that such children are not punished for the alleged sins of their parents, operating as a great equalizer: Here, every citizen has the same freedoms, no matter the circumstances under which they came into the world. Monday’s brief, however, reveals that many Republican AGs reject this principle: They want to divide the citizenry into two classes—true citizens, who were born to American parents, and interlopers, who were not. These states hold a grudge against the latter group and resent the fact that they must treat these children with equal dignity.″
Source: slate.com
Source: slate.com