Those who think next year's California elections are going to be about constitutional reform should think again. In addition to facing divisive initiatives on same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana, voters will confront an initiative assault on legal immigrants.
Today's Los Angeles Times reports on a campaign to qualify initiative that seeks to deny benefits to unauthorized immigrants and their children (even those born here, who are legally citizens). This is part of a nationwide campaign against "birthright citizenship." For an analysis of the legal history and issues involved, please check out this piece from James C. Ho, an originalist legal scholar who now serves as solicitor general of Texas.
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