Kyl Questions Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants' Children

Wall Street Journal: Sen. Jon Kyl said he wanted to look into whether the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants should automatically become U.S. citizens, as they do now. Kyl, an Arizona Republican, said he has discussed with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) the possibility of holding hearings on the topic, a highly controversial one. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says, in part, “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.” But Kyl noted there were exceptions to the policy, such as the U.S.-born children of foreign diplomats stationed in this country. “The question is, if both parents are here illegally, should there be a reward for that?” Kyl said on CBS’s “Face The Nation.”