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Tell State GOP Legislators to Stop Bullying Immigrant Babies
  1. Signatures
    193 out of 500
    Petitioning
    1. State Rep. Randy Terrill (+ 3 others)
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      • State Rep. Randy Terrill (OK-053)
      • Rep Daryl Metcalfe
      • Rep. Russell Pearce (AZ)
      • Sen. Jack Murphy (GA)
  2. Created By
    Prerna Lal
    Washington, DC
About this Petition Petition Letter

Republican lawmakers from 5 states are joining up with anti-immigrant hate group FAIR in a state by state effort to repeal birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

They are hoping to re-write the Constitution, specifically the 14th Amendment to say that anyone born here is not a citizen unless both their parents are citizens.

Just because these Republican legislators lack the ability or are so full of hatred that they can't sit down and come up with a solution to a broken immigration system does not give them the right to use it as a wedge issue to toy with the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal protection.

Tell the GOP that bullying immigrant children as a way to divert attention from real immigration reforms is deplorable. And to come up with some real solutions to our broken immigration system.

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Juan Crow is UnAmerican

Greetings,

I'm deeply disappointed to read that the GOP leadership in several states has been hijacked by the anti-immigrant extremist elements of its base and calling for a ban on birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

This is not a solution for a broken immigration system that is out of touch with labor needs and separates families due to unbelievably long waiting times.

The proposal is a pipe-dream that would create a new class of American-born babies who are unauthorized to stay in this country and disenfranchised from the system. Not only that, but many would be rendered "stateless" since no other country would take them. Repealing birthright citizenship would also create a cumbersome bureaucracy for American citizens who have to prove the citizenship of their newborn.

I am honestly worried about the future of the GOP, a party that once freed the slaves and fought hard for the equal protections guaranteed to our children by the Fourteenth Amendment. Only 15% of Hispanics identify as Republicans. Soon the number will dwindle to single digits. Given the changing face of the electorate, this assures the GOP -- and not Latinos -- will remain in the minority.

I urge you to rise to the challenge and work with Democrats on a real solution to our immigration system.

[Your name]

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