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The myth of the ‘anchor baby’ deportation defense

Immigration

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Donald Trump said it; Jeb Bush said it, too. Frankly, a whole range of people have used the term "anchor baby" this week in public discussions about Trump's immigration-related policy ideas -- ideas that include an end to the nearly 150-year-old practice of granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States.

It's the former, known as "birthright citizenship," which is delineated in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

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