[AuH2ORepublican]

"Guess you think GWB's 'three year' guest workers won't take advantage of ALL the perks an "Anchor Baby" affords all illegals ??"

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First of all, there are no longer any "anchor baby" benefits like there used to be. If an alien has a child in the U.S., that does not give the alien the right to stay in the U.S. Only when the U.S.-born child turns 18 does he have the right to "claim" his immigrant parents and allow them to obtain permanent resident status, and even then they can only do it if they have evidence that the parents will not be an economic burden to the government.

And second, if the guest-worker program is done right, the families of guest workers will not be allowed to move to the U.S., and the guest worker will send them money to support them in their home country. When the 3-year stint is up, the guest worker has to return home. No U.S. born baby, so no "anchor baby" of any kind.

[txdoda]

First of all, there are no longer any "anchor baby" benefits like there used to be.>>>>>>

Aren't the taxpayers still paying for these births ?? Many families receive AFDC, food stamps, medical etc..

If an alien has a child in the U.S., that does not give the alien the right to stay in the U.S. >>>>>

I don't think the 'anchor baby' ever gave the right for the parent to remain in the US, however, you seldom here about the parent(s) getting deported either.


No U.S. born baby, so no "anchor baby" of any kind.>>>>>>>>

Don't know how they can apply this to young, single, guest workers.

[txdoda]

See post # 26.......

In this bill our gov't acknowledges that these 'anchor babies' & their PARENTS receive many welfare benefits.

[WOSG]

What's wrong about this scenario is that if the worker earns more than 125% of poverty wage, he gets TO BRING HIS FAMILY.
I am quoting exactly from the Cornyn proposal. The McPain and other guest worker programs are even more generous.

This means wife and kids. 3 years is enough time to make a US citizen.

I dont see any other humane way to run the program, btw, so I dont disagree with the provision per se. You cant expect a working guy to leave his whole family for 3 years.

OTOH, if we ended chain migration, where kids could bring their parents, sibling etc. (a recursive effect that enables a single US citizen to bring literally dozens of relatives), that would be a different thing. Then the kid could come back to the US when 18, but the parents would have to wait in some other queue to come to the US.

Another alternative is to restrict the US citizen of folks born to people here illegally or on temporary visas. That's another way to skin the cat. I'd prefer doing both/all we can.