CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REGARDING CITIZENSHIP

 

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

 

The following amendment is intended to prevent any alien from entering the United States illegally in order to become a citizen.  This amendment protects minors brought to the United States illegally by their parents from being deported.

1.       No person who has ever entered the United States of America (USA) illegally may ever become a citizen of the USA, except as noted in paragraph 3 below.

2.       Minor children who are brought into the USA illegally by their parents, upon reaching the age of 18 years shall, upon good behavior (no felony convictions) be granted permanent resident status. Unaccompanied minors entering the USA illegally shall never be granted USA citizenship.

3.       Minor children brought into the USA illegally by their parents may be granted USA citizenship after completion of 8 years of military service with an honorable discharge.  Such service shall include at least two years of active duty in any USA military branch and may include any other active duty, reserve duty or inactive reserve duty, or State National Guard duty or any combination of the above totaling eight years.

4.       Children born to persons illegally in the USA are citizens of the USA and will not be deported, however, if the parents of such children are deported, the children will stay with their parents and may, upon reaching the age of 18, elect return to the USA.

Parents may formally grant guardianship to a relative or other individual and leave their children, who are USA citizens by birth, in the USA if they so choose.

5.       Any individual who is in the USA illegally shall be deported upon conviction of any misdemeanor or felony.

6.       Any individual who is in the USA illegally may be deported for any reason.

7.       No individual will be granted amnesty for any reason unless they first present themselves to a controlled and legal point of entry into the USA.  No amnesty will be granted to anyone who has ever entered the USA illegally.  No amnesty will be granted to any individual who has upon leaving their home country passed through another safe country before entering the USA but must seek amnesty at the first safe country they arrive at after leaving their home country.