Op-Ed: Ending Birthright Citizenship in the CNMI Is Not a Realistic Solution
Recent comments from Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds suggesting that she is considering legislation to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to parents who entered on tourist visas deserve careful scrutiny. While concerns about birth tourism are understandable, the proposal raises serious legal and constitutional questions that cannot simply be resolved through a single piece of legislation.