I received an e-mail from a friend this morning regarding "anchor babies." Anchor babies are children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants, who have U.S. citizenship upon their birth. PRO-immigration groups claim that this is a natural interpretation of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which among other things 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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. "
Citizenship is usually determined by either jus soli (right of the soil) or jus sanguinis (right of the blood). The United States is one of the countires that operates under jus soli, according to the 14th amendment. This means that all that is required of someone to achieve U.S. citizenship is to be born here. Under jus sanguinis, you must have at least one parent already a U.S. citizen to be considered a citizen at birth.
If you do a little checking, you will find out that the 14th amendment was intended to protect African slaves who were brought over to the U.S. on ships. It was more of an anti-discrimination law than an immigration law!
I completely agree with Arizona, and now Texas. I hope and pray more states take a harder stance on immigration issues. Once an illegal is here, OUR government pays for their food, medicine, education, incarceration and much, much more. The cost of all of this is staggering. Maybe until the U.S. figures out our OWN issues we should simply close the borders altogether.
According to the U.S. Census, the number of foreign-born, 0-4 year olds estimated in 2003 was 33,751,944. Those from European nations numbered 4, 861,934. That number was almost doubled by Asian born children at 9, 238,656. Latin American foreign born children 0-4 years in 2003 totalled nearly HALF of all children counted. All other nationalities came in at 2,138,441. (http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/acst2.html#reg).
Almost 20 million of those 33,751,944 born were illegal.
That's a LOT of anchor babies. They are called anchor babies because they act like anchors to their families who would be the boat. Once they get dug into U.S. soil, they aren't going anywhere. And why should they? They get jobs and medicine at the expense of real U.S. citizens, and their children get educated here. We even incarcerate their criminals instead of deporting them.
Just food for thought. Think about his issue...and contact your governement representative to them know that the 14th amendment needs to be modified to state that it does NOT include illegal immigrant children born in the United States.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Illegal Immigration--Part One
I want to start off by saying that I think seasonal workers (migrant workers) are some of the hardest working people in the world. They work hard and sometimes aren't treated very well.
And the fact of the matter is, if Americans would be willing to work that hard and do the jobs they do, our unemployment rate would be ZERO.
Specifically discussing Mexican immigrants (illegal immigrants), I get it. I understand you live in a craphole that I wouldn't want my dogs living in. I've seen where you live and where you come from and know that you want better for your children. I would too! And I have absolutely no problem with you trying to better yourselves. But do it the right way!
America is essentially made up of immigrants. My grandfather came over on the boat from the Netherlands, via Ellis Island. He waited in line. He learned the language. He was so proud to be coming to America, the land of opportunity. Opportunity for people who had good work ethic, who were willing to put in a hard day's work for a good day's pay.
If you would have told him that he could have come over during the night to sneak in, and go to US hospital to have a child (for free), that child would automatically be a citizen. Then, all your family would stay permanently living in the US, even though you would be undocumented; that you wouldn't even have to learn the language, and you could get their government to give you money to live on...well, it never would have happened. My grandmother's family wouldn't take a nickel from a stranger if that nickel was the only thing between them and utter starvation.
In 2008, 340,000 of the 4.3 million children born in the U.S. were born to illegal immigrants. However, according to the 14th Amendment, Section one, any child born in the U.S. is a United States citizen.
The first section of the Fourteenth Amendment reads as follows:
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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
These children are often called anchor babies: since that child is a citizen, it of course can't live alone especially not without mom, and dad, and grandma and grandpa, and uncle and auntie and cousins. So one child is a citizen, while 20 other family members are not.
I will delve further into the issues surrounding illegal aliens living in the U.S., including border patrols, the State of Arizona (which got it right!) and several other cntroversial topics. Stay tuned!
And the fact of the matter is, if Americans would be willing to work that hard and do the jobs they do, our unemployment rate would be ZERO.
Specifically discussing Mexican immigrants (illegal immigrants), I get it. I understand you live in a craphole that I wouldn't want my dogs living in. I've seen where you live and where you come from and know that you want better for your children. I would too! And I have absolutely no problem with you trying to better yourselves. But do it the right way!
America is essentially made up of immigrants. My grandfather came over on the boat from the Netherlands, via Ellis Island. He waited in line. He learned the language. He was so proud to be coming to America, the land of opportunity. Opportunity for people who had good work ethic, who were willing to put in a hard day's work for a good day's pay.
If you would have told him that he could have come over during the night to sneak in, and go to US hospital to have a child (for free), that child would automatically be a citizen. Then, all your family would stay permanently living in the US, even though you would be undocumented; that you wouldn't even have to learn the language, and you could get their government to give you money to live on...well, it never would have happened. My grandmother's family wouldn't take a nickel from a stranger if that nickel was the only thing between them and utter starvation.
In 2008, 340,000 of the 4.3 million children born in the U.S. were born to illegal immigrants. However, according to the 14th Amendment, Section one, any child born in the U.S. is a United States citizen.
The first section of the Fourteenth Amendment reads as follows:
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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
These children are often called anchor babies: since that child is a citizen, it of course can't live alone especially not without mom, and dad, and grandma and grandpa, and uncle and auntie and cousins. So one child is a citizen, while 20 other family members are not.
I will delve further into the issues surrounding illegal aliens living in the U.S., including border patrols, the State of Arizona (which got it right!) and several other cntroversial topics. Stay tuned!
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