Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is not necessarily against the idea of ending birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, however he does recognize that doing so would require a constitutional amendment.
Jeb recognizes that passing a constitutional amendment in this day and age is not a realistic scenario and that's unfortunate because Jeb Bush would love to take an ax to the Constitution.
"There are like 10 things I would change in the Constitution with a magic wand," Bush said. "But in the interim, we've got to control the border, we've got to enforce the rule of law, we've got to deal with extended stays on legal visas, we've got to have an e-Verify system that's verifiable, we've got to deal with sanctuary cities, we've got to forward-lean on the border. There's practical things that we can do to reduce the flow of illegal immigrants, which clearly is important to do."
There was a time not too long ago when the Republican party proudly branded themselves as "strict constitutionalists" and "constitutional originalists," but in 2015 they're more likely to express their desire to shred the Constitution.
I was going to say the only amendment they firmly believe in is the Second Amendment, but that's not necessarily true. Conservatives do not appear to have a problem with people of color being shot or arrested on suspicion of being armed while heavily-armed, white militiamen are allowed to go about their business.
In a similar fashion, Republicans apparently believe the Fourteenth Amendment should be applied selectively on the basis of ethnicity or personal wealth.
Clearly, the Constitution should not apply to those people.