In April, Rep. Nathan Deal, a Republican who is also a candidate for governor of Georgia, proposed H.R. 1868, the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009. It seeks to amend immigration law so that babies born in the United States would be granted citizenship only if one of the parents is a U.S. citizen or national, is a legal permanent resident or is serving in the U.S. armed forces. The legislation currently has 77 co-sponsors, 76 Republicans and one Democrat.