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Second-generation immigrants in the United States
Second generation immigrant is a misnomer for Second-generation Americans in the United States who are individuals born and raised in the United States who have at least one foreign-born parent. Data collectors originally used long terms like "Second generation of the immigrant family lineage" and this eventually got exhausting to use, so overtime they shortened it to “Second-generation immigrant”. This created an oxymoron since being an immigrant requires moving from ones native born country. As the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees citizenship to any individual born in the U.S. who is also subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S., second-generation Americans are currently granted U.S. citizenship by birth. However, political debate over repealing this right has increased in recent years. Advocates of this motion claim that this right attracts unauthorized immigration to the U.S. The repeal of birthright citizenship would have the greatest impact on future...
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