The study was conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center , a nonpartisan research organization . The results come amid a national debate over changing the 14th Amendment . The 14th Amendment grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the United States . Nearly 80 % of illegal immigrants ' children were born in the United States .
The study was conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center , a nonpartisan research group . The results come amid a national debate over changing the 14th Amendment . The 14th Amendment grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the United States . Nearly 80 percent of illegal immigrants ' children were born in the United States .