With Donald Trump making the elimination of birthright citizenship a central 2016 topic, The Wall Street Journal rounded up the numbers as to who benefits from the U.S.’s longstanding practice of granting citizenship to children born on American soil regardless of their parents’ legal status.
The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that 4.5 million children of undocumented immigrants have citizenship thanks to the practice, the Wall Street Journal reported, and 300,000 children annually are born in the United States to undocumented immigrants, Pew figures say.
Supporters for ending birthright citizenship say the policy attracts immigrants to cross the border in order to deliver so-called “anchor babies.” Most legal scholars contend that birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment, so some Republicans are now floating a constitutional amendment. Others on the right believe the practice could be changed merely with legislation.
The Wall Street Journal tally also cited a Migrant Policy Center report that shows that the number of undocumented immigrants would increase to 16 million by 2050 if birthright citizenship is ended.
Hi, Tierney, Thanks for taking my call. First time, long time.
Anyway, my grandparents moved down from Canada in the 1920s. They met in the 30s and moved to an apartment and started having kids. Gramp worked as a house painter. He fought for the US in WWII tho, and got medals, that should help some.
Anyway, does my mom (she’s Anchor Grandmother now, I guess) have move to all the way back to New Brunswick? Or would Maine be far enough? Thanks. I’ll hang up and listen.
Where was Donald Trump’s mother born? What was her citizenship?
Scotland. And his father was born in Germany. Its unclear if either of them had any actual immigration papers.
So its quite possible that Trump is an anchor baby himself, though self deporting may be a problem, because I doubt either Scotland or Germany is willing to take him in.
But it certainly raises questions whether he can be President.
FYI-Trump brownshirts come with attractive Sansabelt® slacks, a baseball cap and one pair of white vinyl loafers…