Ga. state senator targets birthright citizenship

ATLANTA - A key Georgia lawmaker said the state should consider legislation that could keep the children of illegal immigrants born in the U.S. from being granted automatic citizenship.

State Sen. Jack Murphy, a co-chair of a legislative committee on immigration, was one of a group of state legislators from around the country who met in Washington Wednesday to discuss a plan to challenge automatic citizenship for babies born to illegal immigrants in the U.S.

Murphy, a Republican from Cumming, said in a statement that, "the anchor baby loophole has grown to such large proportions that our state and our nation can no longer afford to ignore it."

Immigrant rights and civil liberties groups have blasted the plan, saying birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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