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Has Trump ever given a statement on an "anchor baby" amendment?
Posted on 12/2/16 at 10:46 am
Posted on 12/2/16 at 10:46 am
Would seem like an obvious target point considering the larger campaign. And I would think there is support among his supporters for such an amendment. But I've never heard it as a topic of conversation.
Has anyone heard him, or his team, mention it specifically?
Has anyone heard him, or his team, mention it specifically?
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 10:46 am
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Posted on 12/2/16 at 10:47 am to MSMHater
That is going to be a tough item to actually get implemented.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 10:47 am to MSMHater
He said that the anchor babies have to go. It was a big topic of discussion back in the primaries.
Are you talking about a Constitutional Amendment to strip citizenship from anchor babies?
Are you talking about a Constitutional Amendment to strip citizenship from anchor babies?
Posted on 12/2/16 at 10:51 am to AlaTiger
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Are you talking about a Constitutional Amendment to strip citizenship from anchor babies?
No, they would be grandfathered in. More of an elimination of automatic citizenship in the future.
Im with you in that I think mass deportation is idiotic, expensive, and unfeasible. But you have to remove some of the incentive they have for mass migrating here in the first place. There is, literally, a market for birthing vacations/roadtrips to the US in Asia, S. America, and Mexico. Medicaid is a HUGE incentive, particularly the obstetric care provided pre and post delivery. Removing the medicaid and anchor baby incentive would help reduce the unwanted immigration drastically, IMO.
This post was edited on 12/2/16 at 10:53 am
Posted on 12/2/16 at 10:56 am to MSMHater
Even if you grandfathered in existing people that is still a constitutional amendment.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:11 am to CorporateTiger
Many people think that the wording is such that the Supreme Court could decide.
Differing opinions
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The 14th Amendment became part of the Constitution in 1868 following the Civil War. The amendment established birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law for all citizens, making newly freed slaves full American citizens. The relevant clause reads: "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." Today, this clause is widely understood to mean that the Constitution requires that everyone born on U.S. soil -- regardless of parents’ citizenship -- is automatically an American citizen. We polled a number of experts in immigration law, and each one told us that this is the mainstream view among legal scholars, without question. The matter is not considered 100 percent settled, though. For one, the clause doesn’t directly address illegal immigration. Also, the Supreme Court has never made a specific ruling about a person born to undocumented parents.
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Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:14 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Fair enough, but that still requires a number of steps and relies on an uncertain ruling from the Court. The only reliable way to end it is an amendment.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:17 am to CorporateTiger
Regardless of your opinions on legal or illegal immigration, it is completely ludicrous that a Chinese (or Irish or Russian) could literally be flying over the United States, have a layover in Dallas and go into labor. That child would be an American citizen.
Does anyone think that the 14th amendment intended that?
Does anyone think that the 14th amendment intended that?
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:20 am to Bjorn Cyborg
I didn't say I agreed with it. Just pointing out that there are some significant hurdles to fixing it.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:23 am to CorporateTiger
I wasn't directing that at you, just responding to the last post.
I can't believe this has gone on this long without a challenge. Upwards of 300,000 anchor babies are born each year. It's ridiculous.
I can't believe this has gone on this long without a challenge. Upwards of 300,000 anchor babies are born each year. It's ridiculous.
Posted on 12/2/16 at 11:38 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Bjorn Cyborg
good article .....thanks for posting
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