The United States currently grants automatic U.S. citizenship to almost all children born in the United States, regardless of whether the parents are U.S. citizens. This policy encourages women to come to the United States illegally to give birth so their children can have citizenship. Their babies are called “anchor babies” because, at age 21, as U.S. citizens, they become eligible to sponsor as legal immigrants most of their relatives, including their illegal-alien mothers, thus becoming the U.S. "anchor" for an extended immigrant family. According to the 2005 edition of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, doctors reported that between 300,000 and 350,000 anchor babies annually become citizens!The Birthright Citizenship Act - HR 1868 (Nathan Deal, R-GA) would eliminate this automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal aliens. HR 1868 would establish that the "subject to the jurisdiction" clause of the 14th Amendment awards birthright citizenship only if one of the parents is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national; (2) a lawful permanent resident alien in the United States; or (3) an alien on active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
So far there are 47 sponsors (46 Republicans and 1 Democrat). It is interesting that 8 Texas Congressmen (R) have signed on as sponsors but Ron Paul is not yet one of the co-sponsors. In the neighboring State of Arkansas, Rep. John Boozman (R) is a co-sponsored of the bill. You can keep track of the bill, its sponsors, and your US Representative at Open Congress.
Contact your U.S. Congressman and ask them to support HR 1868.
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