‘Abad 1 Daniella Abad Carnero Io ENG 112-79 A Connie S. Douglas, Instructor Annotated Bibliography September 22, 2014 Annotated Bibliography "Born In the U.S.A.? Some Chinese Plan It That Way." All Things Considered 22 Nov. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 22 Sept. 2014 “Bom in the U.S.A. some Chinese Plan It That Way” is a broadcast from National Public Radio (NPR). In the broadcast the host Melissa Block discusses with her guests how some wealthy Chinese families are traveling to the United States (US) entering to the country legally just to give birth in US soil so their kids can be US citizens. Some of the Chinese that come the US to give birth are doing that so they can avoid paying a fee to the Chinese government for havening more than one child. The broadcast also explains how bringing Chinese pregnant women to give birth to the US has become a profit industry in China. The broadcast is an example of how people is taking advantage of what some call a loophole in the fourteen amendment. The article mentions that the Pregnant Chinese women that are entering to the United States just to give birth are doing it because they want their children to have more “opportunities” in the future like lower fees for college. The broadcast will help to understand that not only illegal immigrants are trying to come to the country to have kids, in order to legalize their legal status in thisAbad 2 country, but also wealthy Chinese people that has visas come to the country legally with as tourist just to give birth. The broadcast is an example of how people from other countries besides Mexico are looking for the “American Dream". “EDITORIAL: Amendments and citizenship rights.” Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, NH) 13 Aug. 2010: Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 17 Oct. 2014. The article Amendments and citizenship rights author is in favor of the birthright citizenship elimination through legislation, but not by changing the Gonstitution as Senator form South Carolina Lindsay Graham propanen’ The author critiques the fact that the change or amend of the onstitution was proposed because he believes that the founder fathers were brilliant even though some people think that when the founding fathers wrote the constitution everything was very different from now and that we need a “evolving constitution.” The article is completely in favor of the elimination of the birthright citizenship, however, the author provides a different way of solving the loophole that some think the fourteen amendment has. The article provides a renewed idea of how to. eliminate birthright citizenship which would be a good way to go for those in favor of the issue and “devotes” of the constitution The article will help this research because provides an innovated idea of how to eliminate birthright citizenship as well as giving a different opinion because most of the other voices against the elimination of birth right citizenship propone amend the fourteen amendment. This article gives a fresh perspective from theAbad 3 issue that will help understand the different voices that are against the elimination of the fourteen amendment. Grier, Peter. "14th Amendment: why birthright citizenship change ‘can't be done’." Christian Science Monitor 10 Aug. 2010: N.PAG. Newspaper Source Flus. Web. 17 Oct. 2014. The article “14 Amendment: Why Birth citizenship change ‘can't be done” talks about how the birth right citizenship issue has become the “hottest political issue” the article talks about how most of republican congressmen have started to. provide their positions against the birth right citizenship issue. Most of the republican congressmen propone the change of the fourteen amendment or changing the citizenship rules. The author explains how those changes will be extremely difficult. The author believes that this is only a way for Republicans to distract people that seek “true immigration reforms.” The article from Peter Grier has a neutral position against the birthright citizenship. In his article he poses both sides of the birthright citizenship issue, the ones that are in favor of the elimination of birthright citizenship (most of them Republicans), and the ones who are opposed to it. Peter exposes both sides in order for his audience to understand what both sides think and their arguments against and in favor of birthright citizenship. The article will help this research to see the birthright citizenship issue from an objective point of view because we will be able to understand both parts of the‘Abad 4 issue so people can make an impartial decision about how they “feel” about birthright citizenship. Penalver, Eduardo Moises. “Birth rights: how the Fourteenth Amendment became controversial." Commonweal 137.16 (2010): 8+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. The article of Eduardo Moises tries to explain some consequences of the elimination of birthright citizenship providing as an example what happened with the “German-born Turks”. He also tries to expose South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham who says that illegal immigrants come to this country just to give birth. She provides data Pew data in order to uncover the lie of the South Carolina Mention before; She said “that 80 percent of illegal immigrants who give birth to a child while in the United States have been in the country for over a year before the child is born” that information dismisses what Senator Graham said about the so call “anchor babies.” The article is against the elimination of birthright citizenship and shows valid proof of what some politics are saying with the intention of create fear in people giving them the wrong idea about what is really happening in relation with the birthright citizenship and the interpretation of the 14" amendment. Panalver's article will help this research because provides an opinion against the elimination of birthright citizenship. This article delivers a new perspective of why the birthright citizenship should stay as it is now and dismisses some of the lies that politicians say to defend their positions. In conclusion, this article will help understand people who is in favor of the birthright citizenship.Abad 5 “Revisiting the Constitution's ‘Birthright Citizenship’." Weekend All Things Considered 14 Aug. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2014. This broadcast explains the origins of the fourteen amendment. History professor Randall Kennedy professor of Law at Harvard University explains how birthright citizenship became part of the constitution in 1868.Also, Professor Kennedy describes the changes that the congress made in the eighteen sixties to the constitution in order to include those who were excluded in this case, black and Chinese people that were living in the United States and were not able to naturalize. Professor Kennedy also mentions in the interview how the some people from the congress has been trying to modify the fourteen amendment since the 1990's. He thinks that if the congress was about to “pick up political steam, it would undoubtedly go to the Supreme Court and | think that the Supreme Court would invalidate such a proposal.” This broadcast will help this research understand better the fourteen amendment from a neutral perspective because this article explains “from head to toe” how the fourteen amendment was created and why it was created. The fourteen amendment was created in order to include those who were excluded at one time in the United States and it would be ashamed to eliminate what our ancestors wanted to do when they wrote the fourteen amendment. ROB GILLIES - Associated, Press. "ABA Debates Birthright US Citizenship." AP English Worldstream - English (2011): Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 17 Oct. 2014.Stock, Abad 6 Rob Gillies article is based on an American Bar Association debate in Toronto, Canada about the birthright citizenship. He express his position against the elimination of the birthright citizenship by quoting former Judge Bruce Einhom when he say “...It would be a horrendous policy to deny citizenship to those born in the United States.” Gillies also thinks that the position of Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund who think people that are in favor of the elimination of the birthright citizenship are only worry about demographics variations, is a position that goes accord with what he think is right. The article shows the perspective of people in favor of the birthright citizenship and will help to see from an objective point the issue. However the author is in favor of birthright citizenship and he uses quotes from different specialists that are in favor of the birthright citizenship and believe that it should not change. Guilles’ article will help this research by providing the ideas from different specialist who are in favor of the birthright citizenship issue as well as his own ideas. This article is a positive voice supportive of the birthright citizenship, and will help understand the persons who agree with it. Margaret. “Birthright Citizenship Should Not Be Eliminated.” Illegal Immigration. Ed. Noél Merino. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Birthright Citizenship—the Policy Arguments." Administrative and Regulatory Law News 33 (Fall 2007). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.‘Abad 7 The article written by Margaret Stock is against the elimination of the birthright citizenship. The article mentions facts that will made the elimination of the birthright citizenship a bad decision. Some of the facts are the flowing: “the United States (US) does not have a National Registry of US citizens, every year there will be lot of kids born without a citizenship.” Additionally, this article expresses the consequences that would occur if the birthright citizenship is eliminated. For example, if the birth citizenship is eliminated there is a chance that the illegal immigration will increase. The article will help understand the perspective of the ones that are in favor of the birthright citizenship. The article is beneficial to this research because shows what the consequences will be if the elimination of the birthright citizenship is done. The article shows a renew perspective of the issue and lets the reader thinking if the elimination will be a good idea or not. Finding an answer for that is important for this research. Wilkinson, Will. "Congress Should End Birthright Citizenship." Illegal Immigration. Ed. Noél Merino. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Current Controversies. Rpt. from “Arizona's Latest Immigration Idea Makes Sense.” The Week. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. The article of Will Wilkinson tries to persuade those who are against the elimination of birthright citizenship. The article supports the elimination of the birthright citizenship. The author says that it would be better for the country if theAbad 8 birthright citizenship is removed by creating a constitutional amendment to the fourteen amendment. The article also shows the position of the Arizona State senator Russell Pearce who thinks that the birthright citizenship “rewards lawbreakers”. This article will help to explore the different arguments that people have by providing different points of view against the controversial issue of birthright citizenship. Wilkinson's article provides a voice against the birthright citizenship which will help this research because he proposes amend the fourteen amendment which is what most people that is against birth right citizenship propone. This voice will help understand a position against the issue and have an objective point of view.