Problem
The Fourteenth Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution as a means of national reconstruction after the American Civil War. Many portions of this amendment, however, have had farther-reaching affects than initially conceived by its authors-most notably, the passage that has become known as the "Citizenship Clause," which states, "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." The practical result of this clause has become that if you were born in the United States you are a citizen of the United States, regardless of your parents' citizenship status.
In a world of increasing globalization and transnational migration, does the Citizenship Clause continue to make sense? When is national identity more important than kinship status, and when is kinship status more important than national identity?
Approach the question of the Citizenship Clause thinking like an anthropologist.
Should the federal government continue to employ the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?" Be sure to justify your answer with clear and thoughtful arguments.