Topic > Birth Tourism - 1049

The Constitution, especially the 14th Amendment, can be interpreted for us to impose stricter rules on citizenship. If we look at Section 1 of the 14th Amendment, the text specifically states that “every person born or naturalized in the United States…. are citizens of the United States…” (Elbel, Fred, 14thamendment.us/amendment: The Amendment). This guarantees the rights of anyone born in the United States due to the term "Jus Soli". One thing to note, however, is that the interpretation of section 1 is ambiguous; anyone born here or naturalized is immediately considered a citizen. These definitions are very broad and do not clearly address 21st century problems. What does it mean to be born here? What does it mean to be naturalized? I find that these terms are intended to define more long-term conventions of what they convey and what legally