Why is the "Anchor Baby" Myth So Popular??

Question

Fact: A child born in the US is a US citizen unless their parents are foreign diplomats. The anchor baby can't sponser a parent until they are a adult.

Everything else you read in here about anchor babies is a total myth. Having a baby does Not automatically let the illegal parents stay or make it more easy to get legal and does Not bring any more govt welfare benefits that a US citizen can get.

And is it so hard to get it that most illegals love their children born in the US just like most US citizens love their children?

Just common sense!

Sigy, La Senorita de los Bridges

[To Abusive Reporters: I am copying this question so if it is removed I will just protest your abusive reporting behavior to Customer Care and post this again]

no_anchor_babies may we have sources please?

tm99 why do you call me Ms. Smart Behind?

Answer 1

Very true, Sigy!That kid would have to be 18 years of age till he/she could even try to get it's parents citizenship! People make me so mad when they think they know everything.Two illegals having a child in the U.S. does in no way, shape or form, make it easier or quicker for the parents to become legal!If anybody thinks I'm wrong, I want proof, because i know I'm 100% right on this. No if ands or buts about it!

Answer 2

Who is supposed to be raising the kid during that time? The felons who snuck into the country and break the law every day they remain? In most states a child living with felons would be taken away from them. What a good example those parents are setting for the child... it is ok to break the laws here, they won't do anything about it and when you are 18 you can get us in!
I am of the opinion that the Supreme Court needs to hear the arguments that the law does not apply to children of felons. As soon as we get a ruling on that there will be no more questions that the children are felons as well and should be deported with the rest of the criminal family.

Answer 3

While your statement may be true in fact, you also know that the United States is very reluctant in separating families and is more likely to ignore a family simply because one of them is in fact a United States citizen by birth. An illegal immigrant family with an American citizen baby is much more likely to be allowed to stay and at 18 the child or children simply have to sponsor their parents as has happened many times.

As for the welfare, or other government support. If one can not afford to have a child and pay for his/her complete needs be you citizen or non citizen then it is irresponsible to have that child, citizen or non citizen. Taxpayers should not be used as income.

Answer 4

Present U.S. anchor baby "policy"
is an abuse of the 14th Amendment.
This amendment was ratified in 1868
to protect the civil rights of native-born black Americans,
who had recently been freed from slavery
and whose rights were being denied.

The amendment states that

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

The clear, original intent of the 14th Amendment
was spelled out in 1866 by Senator Jacob Howard,
co-author of its citizenship clause,
who wrote

"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 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 original intent of the 14th Amendment was clearly not
to facilitate illegal aliens defying U.S. law
at taxpayer expense.
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.

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.


Clearly the original intent of the 14th Amendment was NOT
to encourage foreigners to defy U.S. law
at taxpayer expense.
Sadly the amendment is now being employed to do just that.

The anchor baby fiasco must be stopped.
It rewards illegal immigrants and encourages more illegal immigration.
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, as I found in my personal experience,
it cheapens American citizenship
and mocks those who play by the rules.

Answer 5

the children do have to be 18 to sponsor their parents however if their parents did so fairly and did not cut in front of all the others who would hope to come to the U.S. they would have to make application, wait their turn, have their application reviewed, a determination made as to whether they have the proper bank role needed to support themselves and their family until they can get gainful employment so they do not have to rely on any subsidies upon their arrival in the U.S. as they are not to be afforded that benefit as this is the way our immigration program is set up and meant to work. personally i would like to see that if you are caught in the U.S. illegally or overstay your visa work permit you should have to forfeit any opportunity to ever return to the U.S. either permanent or temporarily. so effectively illegals are affording themselves an opportunity that may never have been theirs to have in that not everyone who wants to come to the U.S. gets to do so. since this is what everyone else is expected to do (wait their turn) does it seem fair to take the opportunity from the honest person who wants to immigrate to the U.S. and who is willing to follow the rules to do so? did i leave anything out?

Answer 6

Well OK..

Why should an "illegal" immigrant family with an American Born baby be entitled to ANY welfare benefits?

ANSWER...Thats right they should not be allowed to leech off of the American Taxpayer or the American (broken) welfare system.

Should our taxpayer dollars be used to pay for a baby of someone who has no legal right to be in the United States?

ANSWER: NO. An "Illegal" Immigrant family should NOT be in the United States where it costs the American Taxpayer thousands of dollars to deliver the baby.

Surprising as it sounds...We have other uses for OUR tax dollars rather than paying for leeches on society. We have enough of our own leeches we do't need "illegal" leeches..

Answer 7

It still gives them an unfair advantage to get a residency. As you said, after the kid turn 18, the kid can pedition for their parents to come here. Perhaps, you see it as a long wait, but there are those who want to come in, but will never have a chance. Also the kid enjoy the benefits of a citizen, with out assurance that their parents put anything to our tax system. They would almost certainly not put in enough to support the child. To educate that child it would cost us 10,000 a year. There are alot more expenses other than that, By what you have said, it's still a drain on our economy. Plus Someone here advertise, that people who violate our law, can pedition hardship as a way to stay. I have question her on how often this succeed.

Answer 8

you and the likes of you never cease to amaze me of your most laughable talent of denying facts and twisting them to your own advantage:

"the anchor babies don't bring any more benefits for their parents than any citizens would get from the government....."

Well, ms. Smart behind; THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET "ANYTHING" FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO BEGIN WITH....
you have made yourselves so comfortable with denying the destructive force of the the illegal immigrants, you probably wouldn't even whimper if it chops your legs and your arms off.

Answer 9

The anchor baby myth is so popular for a few reasons:

1) It fits their observations of most immigrants (for them Mexicans regardless of their status) being younger than the population as a whole. The immigrant population is younger on a per capita basis.

2) The anti-immigration demagogues preach it so it must be true in their minds when it is not. When they hear people like Tom Tancredo and Rush Limbaugh lie they believe its gospel. Maybe Hamilton was right in warning of the dangers of too much democracy and demagogues.

3) These people could care less about the Constitution. The 14th Amendment clearly grants birth right citizenship. The Supreme Court has ruled on pretty authoritatively.

4) They cannot think clearly because they are being purely driven by emotion. Their stance is not based on reason, but petty emotional attachments that I thought our society got rid of long time ago. Xenophobia and excessive nationalism are dangerous as the last two hundred years have shown.

Answer 10

Nobody likes babies... thus the vitriol and popularity.
Oddly, everybody likes anchors, so this softens the reactions of the mob (substitute pitchforks for placards).

Answer 11

I think a lot of these people probably get their information from talk radio, where the facts are irrelevant.