Comments on: The Border Project: ‘Anchor baby’ law stirs controversy

By: maddy

maddy — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:38:45 +0000

I am Romanian and came to US legally on work visa. I have 2 kids born here and that have US citizenship. What would this law mean to them? Would they loose their citizenship? We don’t get any perks from the US government, don’t live on welfare and have medical insurance for which we pay.
I do not understand how a person without papers can get the benefits you guys are describing. I cannot believe the state just hands over money and food to illegals, if so wouldn’t presenting themselves to the authority granting those benefits would be putting them at risk for deportation?
I think this is just blowing smoke in people’s eyes. Even if their kids are Americans, they still need to wait till they are 21 to get their parents in. Who can survive 21 years with the fear of being deported?

By: Betty

Betty — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:31:28 +0000

These liberals hoop and holler “what about the children????” Well I say what about the AMERICAN children??????? The schools here in AZ are so overflowing with Spanish speaking anchor babies that the American children get thrown to the wayside and cannot get a proper education. It is no wonder that AZ schools rank at like #48 or #46 every year when compared to the other states. The child care assistance program here has literally been frozen up due to it being weighed down by illegals with anchor babies. So if you are a poor working American parent here in AZ you cannot even get help with the $600 a month child care bill because a bunch of illegal system drainers have ruined a good thing. In addition to that, AZ medicaid has also been frozen up because of the same reason. Our government needs to get a clue and get their priorities straight.

By: Carlos Rodriguez

Carlos Rodriguez — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:15:49 +0000

Anyone that reads the discussions of the framers of the XIV ammendment will understand that the childreno of “Aliens” were not contemplated as beneficiaries of said ammendment.

Second, it is the height of condescensiion to argue that witholding US citizenship from the children of illegal aliens is a punishment because Mexican or another citizenship passed by “jus-sanguinis” must be seen as inferior to US citizenship. In any event, look it up in the Mexican Constitution where Mexicans are defined as those born in Mexico and the children of Mexicans regardless of place of birth.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:07:44 +0000

It is an outrage that foreign nationals come to the USA ILLEGALLY and then have immediate citizenship bestowed on their children. Individuals should obey US law when they come to the USA NOT be rewarded for their lawbreaking. PEOPLE should stand up in MEXICO and FIGHT BACK rather than unlawfully and cowardly and illegally live in the USA. FIX MEXICO!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:01:00 +0000

These damn illegals instead of working come here to have children to sponge off the taxpayers!
Every time I see a Mexican national female she is pushing a stroller
and has a belly out to here!

What a disgraceful nationality Mexicans are! Always on the take.

By: ZOO

ZOO — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:51:20 +0000

At the begining of this article the women states “Thank god my children are citizens, because they will be able to go to university.” Here is information from an article dated July 5, 2010:

“…Since December 2006, when Felipe Calderón became president, the government has created 75 institutions of higher education and helped 33 existing ones to enroll more students, Rodolfo Tuirán, under secretary for higher education, announced in May. He said the administration planned to establish 20 more institutions and to increase enrollment opportunities at 44 universities by the time Mr. Calderón’s term ends, in December 2012…”

Mexico may be a sewer, but to suggest that education is non-existant there is a ruse perpetrated by invaders to garner U.S. liberals and every other lame brain to cry “Ahhhhh….it’s for the children.”

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:17:53 +0000

Just great. Almost all these puff pieces claim how out of bounds and ridiculous it is that the “people” are trying to overturn a cherished law shrouded in liberty within the constitution. Load of bull. First of all this law was put in place to protect freed slaves after the civil war, not to grant citizenship to children of migrants in the country illegally. There is also no direct legal decision ever made addressing this issue. All of the decisions made even remotely close to this issue deals with children of “legal immigrants” that happened back during the “dust bowl”.

Insinuating that these children will be like “animals without papers” is also a deceptful spinoff. These children will have no problem at all attaining the citizenship of the country their parents are citizens of, just like would happen to anyone from this country having kids abroad. And if illegals get deported and they leave their kids here, how exactly is that our fault? Ridiculous!!!!

The Supreme court will realize that “subject to the jurisdiction of” means children who are born to those who are subject to our laws when the issue of citizenship is the subject clause. Children of illegals do not qualify as their parents are not subject to our citizenship laws at all as they are not citizens at all or in anyway.

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:05:05 +0000

The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to protect the rights of native-born Black Americans, whose rights were being denied as recently-freed slaves. It was written in a manner so as to prevent state governments from ever denying citizenship to blacks born in the United States.

In 1866, Senator Jacob Howard clearly spelled out the intent of the 14th Amendment by stating:
“Every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons.”

It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States. An act of Congress stating its interpretation of the 14th Amendment, as not to include the offspring of illegal aliens, would fall within Congress’s prerogative.

We the People, throughout this nation must demand that Congress takes immediate steps to end the anchor baby madness, stop allowing illegal aliens and foreign “tourists” to steal US citizenship.

By: Donald

Donald — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:40:02 +0000

So, they’re here only to work huh? No that’s just propaganda by groups like Derechos Humanos and La Raza (NCLR). They are here to milk the over-generous American way of life for all its worth. Free,welfare, education, heathcare etc. AND a completely legal, free ride for their anchor babies. These illegal aliens, especially from Mexico, have no civil or constitutional rights and should be deported NOW! If they cared about their children much why don’t they simply take them back with them to Mexico.

By: June

June — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:49:18 +0000

This is a proposition long past its time. We need to do whatever it takes to stop people coming here just to have children for what they can get. They do NOT want to become Americans in any sense of the word. Washington needs to stop this travesty. We will have a nation of people who will not assimilate. We don’t need these pseudo Americans being able then to bring in all the rest of their families. Mexico, in particular, decided long ago to “take back” this country be simply breaking in, occupying and overwhelming us with each woman having four or five chldren. When they have enough, then we will be the minority and this once free and proud country will be just another hellhole of Hispanics and will become another third world, one they prefer.