Debate over Anchor Babies
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From the Left
The myth of the ‘anchor baby’ deportation defenseDonald 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.
From the Left
Despite Political Rhetoric, 'Anchor Babies' Are Not Exactly Easy To StopGOP presidential candidates are falling over themselves to get on record with tough immigration plans. A string of them — Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Lindsey Graham, Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum — have spoken out in some form against birthright citizenship. That's the idea that being born on U.S. soil, regardless of your parents' legal status, automatically makes you a U.S. citizen.
From the Right
Trump: Undocumented Children Aren't US CitizensBillionare Donald Trump is doubling down on his controversial immigration policy.
His latest proposal: revoke the citizenship of American-born children of undocumented immigrants, a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
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