GeekBoy wrote:
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> "John Rohan" wrote in message
> news:9cba661b-ae2a-434d-8cf2-5799556b8baf@v3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>> On 26 Feb., 19:58, thedarkoneli...@... wrote:
>>> I've heard for years about laws that entice illegals to jump the
>>> border - to the effect that if they give birth in the U.S. no matter
>>> the status of the mother and father, the baby is automatically a
>>> citizen and gives the parents different status than simply "illegal".
>>> I believe I've seen this referred to as an "anchor baby".
>>>
>>> Specifically what statutes or laws are these, where can I find more
>>> info including who was responsible for drafting such laws in the first
>>> place, and why despite outrage over illegal immigration within the US
>>> population, such laws that would seem to be an obvious incentive to
>>> cross illegally have remained in effect.
>>
>> The law is the 14th ammendment to the US constitution which states:
>> "Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
>> subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States
>> and of the state wherein they reside."
>>
>> I disagree that this means that children born to people illegally in
>> the US are automatically citizens, but unfortunately, that's how the
>> courts have interpreted it.
>
>
> That is incorrect.
>
> Allowing them to get citizenship is covered under the Federal
> Immigration and Nationality Act (Title 8 USC)
Yet more nonsense. Do you ever post anything that is factually correct? |