Steve Chapman: Don't amend Constitution to fix immigration problem

Last month, the campaign against birthright citizenship won the endorsement of South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, long seen as a moderate on immigration. He favors amending the Constitution because he’s aghast that “people come here to have babies.”

Graham and his allies got a boost last week from the Pew Hispanic Center, which released a report that sparked ominous headlines. “Illegal immigrants bear 8 percent of children born in the U.S.,” blared Fox News. “Rise seen in births to illegal dwellers,” proclaimed USA Today.