Nearly Half of U.S. Wants End to Citizenship for Illegal Kids

Associated Press: Nearly half of Americans oppose giving automatic citizenship to children of illegal immigrants born on US soil, which is a constitutional right, a Quinnipiac University poll said on Monday. With 48 percent against the practice, 45 percent said they remained in favor of granting birthright citizenship according to the survey of 1,905 adults that took place August 13-September 7. President Barack Obama has vowed to find a solution to more than 11 million illegal aliens living in the country, as amnesty proposals in Congress face fierce opposition, chiefly from Republicans, and states like Arizona issue hardline policies of their own. The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Connecticut, which is most active in the months prior to US elections such as the upcoming November legislative polls, said the opinions for and against tended to gather along party lines. For instance, Democratic electors were 62 percent in favor of granting citizenship to children of illegal aliens.