A guy whose parents were illegal but he is born here is he an American.?

Answer 1

Yes. He could become President.

Answer 2

Yes, that person is a citizen.

The law regarding this is the 14th Amendment to the constitution of the United States, which says:

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside.

This amendment was ratified in 1868, and has been part of the laws of the United States ever since.

So yes, illegal immigrants do have children here, and we should all say "Welcome to the US" to those fellow citizens. We received no less from the natives which welcomed us here, and we should finally be big enough to share our land with others who also immigrate.

Do the right thing: welcome your neighbor!

Answer 3

Unfortunately, he's an American. To make himself fortunate, let's hope he learns from his fellow American's the law of the land, and abides by them throughout his years, and blasts his parent's for being criminal's.

Answer 4

If the child is born here , he is 100 % american. It does not matter the imigration status of the parents.

Answer 5

Yes he is a citizen. However, you and I and all of the other working people will have to support him for the next eighteen years if his parents get deported. If his parents stay, we'll have to support them as well.

Answer 6

Since he was born on American soil, he is an American with all the rights and privelages and duties too.

Answer 7

THAT'S THE DEFINITION OF AMERICAN, Do you forgot all those people in the Mayflower were illegals.

Answer 8

"YES" and he will lead the revolt against the U$A in taking over the South WEST and take back the land that the "mexican goverment gave to the U$A"! the democrates are well aware of this and support any type of treason to the legal citizens of this shattered country of no morals and laws!

Answer 9

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads in part:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States
and the State wherein they reside."

Can An ILLEGAL ALIEN Enter The USA
Have A Baby 5 Minutes Later
And Have That Child Declared A US Citizen ??

Not According To The 14th Amendment



Babies born to ILLEGAL ALIEN mothers within U.S. borders
are called anchor babies
because under the 1965 immigration Act,
they act as an anchor
that pulls the ILLEGAL ALIEN mother
and eventually a host of other relatives
into permanent U.S. residency.
(Jackpot babies is another term).

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.

In 1866, Senator Jacob Howard
clearly spelled out the intent of the 14th Amendment by writing:

"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 Stateswho are foreigners
or 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.
This has long been a great desideratum
in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country."

The correct interpretation of the 14th Amendment
is that an ILLEGAL ALIEN mother
is subject to the jurisdiction of her native country,
as is her baby.

The original intent of the 14th Amendment
was clearly not to facilitate ILLEGAL ALIENS
defying U.S. law at taxpayer expense.
Sadly the amendment is now being employed to do just that.



Current estimates indicate
there may be over 300,000 anchor babies
born each year in the U.S.,
thus causing ILLEGAL ALIEN mothers
to add more to the U.S. population each year
than immigration from all sources
in an average year before 1965.



Present U.S. anchor baby "policy"
is an abuse of the 14th Amendment.
An ILLEGAL ALIENS can cross the border,
have a baby five minutes later,
and that baby is automatically declared a citizen of the U.S.A.!!

The birth of that anchor baby is only the beginning.
As the child grows he or she is entitled
to a multitude of other taxpayer-funded programs.

Since most anchor babies are classified as "minorities",
they can expect to enjoy legal preference
over "non-Hispanic white males"
under today's "civil rights" regime.

Upon reaching adulthood,
the "citizen" anchor baby is eligible
to import relatives from the home country
through America's nepotistic chain migration system ,
in which the principal qualification
for a prespective legal immigrant
is having relatives already in the U.S.

When you look at the vast cornucopia of benefits,
you have to conclude
that the U.S.A. offers powerful incentives for illegal immigration.

For those who disobey U.S. law,
and their children,
America is certainly the land of opportunity !

The anchor baby fiasco must be stopped.
It rewards ILLEGAL ALIENS
and encourages more ILLEGAL ALIENS To Come To The USA
It costs law-abiding taxpayers a bundle.
It makes it harder to control the border,
reform immigration
and rein in the runaway welfare state.

And, it cheapens American citizenship
and mocks those who play by the rules.


Some Americans speak of birthright citizenship
as if it were an immutable law of nature.
It is not, and most other nations do not, in fact, recognize it.
It is only a BAD HABIT that could be broken
with a simple Executive Order.

According to estimates,
some 300,000 so-called anchor babies are born
in the United States every year.
Once an ILLEGAL ALIEN mother
has birthed a child on American soil,
she can then seek to obtain citizenship for herself
on the strength of the family-reunification laws.

Even before this happens, she is very hard to deport,
as the mother of an "American Citizen"
and the full panoply of welfare benefits is available to her,
as is affirmative action if she is a member of a racial minority.

A group of attorneys and immigration experts
are trying to do something about the problem RIGHT NOW.

Craig Nelsen,
director of Friends of Immigration Law Enforcement Stated :
"The situation we have today is absurd,
There is a huge and growing industry in Asia
that arranges tourist visas for pregnant women
so they can fly to the United States
and give birth to an American.
This was not the intent of the Fourteenth Amendment;
it makes a mockery of citizenship."

(Sound Familiar??)

The key to undoing the current misinterpretation
of the Fourteenth Amendment is this odd phrase

"AND SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION THEREOF."

The whole problem is caused by the fact
that the meaning of this phrase,
which was clear to anyone versed in legal language in 1868,
has slipped with changes in usage.
Fortunately, there is a large group of court precedents
that make clear what the phrase actually means:

The Fourteenth Amendment EXCLUDES the children of aliens.
(The Slaughterhouse Cases (83 U.S. 36 (1873))

The Fourteenth Amendment draws a distinction
between the children of aliens and children of citizens.
(Minor v. Happersett (88 U.S. 162 (1874))

The phrase "subject to the jurisdiction"
REQUIRES "Direct And Immediate ALLEGIENCE"
to the United States,
NOT just physical presence.
(Elk v. Wilkins 112 U.S. 94 (1884))

There is NO automatic birthright citizenship
in a particular case.
(Wong Kim Ark Case, 169 U.S. 649 (1898))

The Supreme Court has NEVER confirmed
birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens,
temporary workers, and tourists.
(Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 211 n.10 (1982))

There are other cases referring to minor details of the question.

Answer 10

IF HE WAS BORN IN USA HE IS A AMERICAN