WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing titled "Protecting American Citizenship: Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens and Tourists." Schmitt highlighted the systemic abuse of unlimited birthright citizenship by illegal aliens and "birth tourists," a practice that contravenes the original understanding of the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause and our nation's immigration laws.
"For years, the American people have been told that the Constitution requires the United States to grant citizenship to almost anyone born here, without any regard for such key questions like whether ...