I for one welcome Republicans to try to end birthright citizenship

[bluestateguy]

First, because it will fail, most likely in the Senate before President Obama ever even has to veto it.

But second, because it will augment Obama's margins among Hispanic voters in 2012 well above and beyond 2008 levels, which itself was pretty good.

In 2008, he polled 67% of the Hispanic vote w/ Hispanics being 9% of the electorate.

If the other side tries this birthright citizenship revocation, he'll poll 80% of Hispanics and they will turn out for him big time; I predict they will be 11% of the electorate.

Obama would win the highest percentage of the Hispanic vote in presidential recorded history AND they will turn out in ever greater numbers. That would put states like Arizona and Texas in play.

[shraby]

1. They would have to change the constitution and that's a

whole nuther kettle of fish. A simple act of congress won't fill the bill.

[iamtechus]

2. Many supporters of a birthright citizenship law would no doubt ...

... be embarrassed to discover that they would have to prove that either -

1) they had gone through the formal process of becoming a citizen OR
2) they have a direct ancestor who did OR
3) they are directly descended from someone who was here before the country was formed.

Many proud-patriot volunteer border guards would have a serious problem with this.