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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
Well it wouldn't be the first time.
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No, it would be 28th time -- in 221 years.
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The constitution as written doesn't even mention citizenship at all. That was added on later. And honestly, I don't think it needs to be amended.
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It absolutely would have to be amended. The Fourteenth Amendment says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside." That means being born here = citizenship. Trying to add anything to that would unquestionably be unconstitutional as the Constitution is currently framed. I can't imagine any amendment changing that gaining any steam at all.
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Congress has the power to determine what qualifications for citizenship there are.
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No, Congress has the power to determine the requirements for
naturalization. (Article I, § 8) Congress has no power to add any citizenship requirement for someone born in the US.
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