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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
I will say I have decided I would like to see birthright citizenship changed so that anchor babies are a thing of the past.So amend the constitution I say  |
A cursory internet search will cut through the hype and hysteria about so-called "anchor babies." Having a child in the U.S. is no guarantee of illegal immigrant parents not being deported. A baby born in such circumstances can't sponsor a parent for a U.S. visa until age 21.
If you have an interest in such things, you'll see that even the Supreme Court has ruled that having a child born in the U.S. doesn't preclude you from being deported (see Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha Wang 1981).
Like most political garbage in the U.S., the debate is long on fiery rhetoric appealing to base nationalistic emotion, but short on actual facts.