[so_real]

It took an amendment to the Constitution (an arguably misinterpretation of an amendment to the Constitution) to even consider "anchor babies" as being "citizens" ... and now Poof! they are magically "natural born citizens" and eligible for the highest office in the land ... Ridiculous. If that trick had been on the table after the Revolutionary War, we'd have been back under Britain's rule within a couple generations. I still like Santorum, but this does show he lacks a little spine.

[longtermmemmory]

anchor babies are a DIFFERNT legal phenomenon.

in 1996 congress pass a law eliminating the anchor baby. IOW custody goes with the parents not parents in custody of the child. So, deported illegal parents took their us citizen child who THEN could return at 18 and THEN they had to stay in the USA for 10 years before any children of theirs born outside the USA would be automatic citizens.

under the law there are only two types of citizens. those who are naturalized and those who are born in the USA (or of at least one US citizen parent). That is it.

Do not confuse the anchor baby with native born.

[Windflier]

I still like Santorum, but this does show he lacks a little spine.

I believe that Santorum was speaking the truth as he understands it, which is where my disappointment in him lies. He just showed how uninformed he is on this one issue, and what a poor understanding he has of our Founding Charter.

Massive, catastrophic fail.