Change U.S. law on anchor babies

**Kanamori** · 07-14-2005, 06:05

...Bmolsson, be kind man

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**Gawain of Orkeny** · 07-14-2005, 16:46

...Bmolsson, be kind man .

Id settle for rational

**doc_bean** · 07-14-2005, 17:07

You could just drop the limitations on Latin immigrants, they never worked anyway

**BDC** · 07-14-2005, 17:45

Having seen the mess of Switzerland, I'd suggest you let people born in American become citizens. Last thing you want is a new underclass of citizenless people who have always lived in America etc.

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 07-14-2005, 20:37

Having seen the mess of Switzerland, I'd suggest you let people born in American become citizens. Last thing you want is a new underclass of citizenless people who have always lived in America etc.

Once more I hae no problem with letting people who are here legally and have a child claim citizenship here. But if they snuck in they and their brood should be deported. I dont know of any other country that allows this.

**BDC** · 07-14-2005, 20:45

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

Once more I hae no problem with letting people who are here legally and have a child claim citizenship here. But if they snuck in they and their brood should be deported. I dont know of any other country that allows this.

Well I think the issue in Switzerland is that the immigrants (predominately Albanian I think) were invited in, not given citizenship, then had kids, who weren't citizens either, and are now completely stuck because all they speak is Swiss German and all they have is an Albanian passport (which is pretty worthless anyway).

I don't see the problem with kids of illegal immigrants getting citizenship. What connection do they have to their parents' country? If they were born in America, they should be American. Born in Britain, British. It's not going to help integration if you develop an underclass of people who have lived in America their whole lives, speak English only, and then can't go back to their parents' country anyway. What do you do with them? Dump them in no-mans land between borders?

**Gawain of Orkeny** · 07-14-2005, 21:11

What connection do they have to their parents' country?

Their parents of course who should still be living in that country.

If they were born in America, they should be American. Born in Britain, British

Then why dont the British or anyone but us have such a law?

It's not going to help integration if you develop an underclass of people who have lived in America their whole lives, speak English only, and then can't go back to their parents' country anyway. What do you do with them? Dump them in no-mans land between borders?

No I want them and their parents back in the country they came from and belong to before the kids grow up here. Someone asked why should the children be punished for the sins of their parents. When I ask why should they be rewarded for the sins of their parents theres no answer from you. This is a no brainer.

**Divinus Arma** · 07-14-2005, 21:21

Anchor babies? I prefer the term "dirt birth babies". The illegals run across the desert and spit their babies out onto the dirt in the wilderness of american soil. As soon as they cross, they just spit that trash out in the sand. Then life becomes good for them. I think some actually get pregnant just to spew their dirt birth babies in america and get the benefits.

**scooter_the_shooter** · 07-17-2005, 13:51

bmolsson Did you even read the bottom part of my last post

**Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe** · 07-17-2005, 08:58

Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny

I dont know of any other country that allows this.

Twice already, El Slapper pointed at France as another country with the same law.

The main difference is the kid can ask for citizenship after 18. It's not compulsory, he got to ask for it.

Otherwise, anyone born in France can be French.

Louis,

PS: I find the use of the word "trash" offensive. This is an international board, not a Marine camp, so please your kind of specific linguo there...