Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah are considering legislation to put an end to the anchor baby boom. If any illegal pregnant woman can make it across our border before she gives birth that child is granted automatic citizenship. The theory being that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to anyone born here. Right or wrong aside, the 14th Amendment was passed to grant citizenship to the children of African slaves who had been living in this country for generations and were brought here against their will. And that was the right thing to do.
The so called anchor babies fall under international law, which asserts any person born abroad retains the citizenship of his or her parents. I believe the Democrats are so desperate to keep Obama in office that they are willing to give to the illegals anything they want for their votes. Even if the things they are giving away are not theirs to give.
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