Posted on 05/04/2006 11:05:44 PM PDT by mnwo
Dealing with Anchor Babies
By Congressman Mac Collins (Ret. R-GA)
Each year the United States grants citizenship to a quarter of a million children of illegal aliens. There is a common misconception among the public that such citizenship is a constitutional guarantee. The fact is that the constitutional question of whether the 14th amendment grants citizenship to children of foreigners born on U.S. soil was addressed by the Supreme Court over 100 years ago in the Slaughter House Cases and, again, in 1971 in the case of Rogers v. Belle . All existing case law confirms that the Fourteenth Amendment does not automatically grant citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. The reality is that it was Congress, through immigration legislation, which created this prize of citizenship for the children of people who violate our laws by entering our country illegally.
Between 1997 and 2001, the unfortunate byproduct of our current immigration code has been a cost to the tax payers of the United States of billions of dollars to support these children who are popularly known as "anchor babies". They are named so because their legal status ties their illegal parents to the United States. During this time period, U.S. taxpayers have spent more than 4 billion dollars just to provide Medicaid to these children whose parents do not even pay into the system. Medicaid coverage, free education, and protection from deportation for the parents of "anchor babies" are a primary draw for many people to enter this country illegally. The time has come for our Congress to side with the majority of U.S. citizens and heed the calls for real immigration reform by repealing the INS legislation that makes the United States such an attractive residential destination for illegal aliens and their families.
A good place to begin would be to follow the example of the majority of Latin American countries and stop granting citizenship to the children of those who come into our nation illegally. Congressman Nathan Deal of Georgia has proposed long overdue legislation, in the form of H.R. 698, which will once and for all rectify this flaw in our current immigration laws. Mr. Deal's legislation would simply remove the costly reward of citizenship for those whose parents have come here illegally. The time has come for the Congress and the administration to support this important legislation. As of the writing of this article only about 80 of my former colleagues in the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of Mr. Deal's legislation. By ignoring immigration reform members of Congress can avoid addressing this politically sensitive question during an election year however, by doing so they are putting their personal political interests above the needs of the citizens they are elected to represent.
Inaction on Capitol Hill has left our nation's borders tragically vulnerable, five years post-September 11th and forced the American taxpayer to continue to pay the bill for the cost of illegal immigration. The elimination of the "anchor baby" loophole in our immigration laws should be addressed immediately by Congress- and repealed.
The time to start implementing this reform is now, with the elimination of "anchor babies" and the privileges it unwittingly bestows upon illegal aliens who parent for profit. If Congress is truly concerned about reform, and the proof will come in the form of action not tedious speechifying, it can start by supporting House Resolution 698 this session. This is the critical first step in restoring the sovereignty of our Southern Border.
Mac Collins is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representative. Congressman Collins served 12 years in Congress, and in the Republican leadership of the House as a member of the Republican Steering Committee, and as Deputy Majority Whip. He was also a member of the Ways and Means Committee and the Intelligence Committee.
Footnotes:
http://www.theamericanresistance.com/issues/anchor_babies.html "Over a century ago, the Supreme Court correctly confirmed this restricted interpretation of citizenship in the so-called 'Slaughter-House cases' [83 US 36 (1873)] and in [112 US 94 (1884)]. In Elk v. Wilkins, the phrase 'subject to its jurisdiction' excluded from its operation 'children of ministers, consuls, and citizens of foreign states born within the United States.' In Elk, the American Indian claimant was considered not an American citizen because the law required him to be 'not merely subject in some respect or degree to the jurisdiction of the United States, but completely subject to their political jurisdiction and owing them direct and immediate allegiance.'
Congress subsequently passed a special act to grant full citizenship to American Indians, who were not citizens even through they were born within the borders of the United States."
http://www.thenewamerican.com/artman/publish/article_2447.shtml
The New Amnerican A Bold Remedy to a Grave Threat by George Detweiler October 31, 2005 Issue
"Congress Has the Power:
It is noteworthy that the Supreme Court affirmed the power of Congress to define terms used in the 14th Amendment in the case of Rogers v. Bellei (1971):
The place of birth governs citizenship, except as modified by statute.
The first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment was declaratory of existing law, so far as the qualifications of being born in the United States, being naturalized in the United States, and being subject to its jurisdiction are concerned. [Emphasis added.]
H.R. 698 extends citizenship to children born in the United States of alien parents only if born in wedlock when either parent is a citizen or permanent resident alien who maintains a residence here, or to children born out of wedlock if the mother is a citizen or permanent resident alien who maintains a residence here. It also declares that it applies only to children born after the effective date of the act."
Mac Collins' Wedsites:
http://www.collinsforcongress.com
http://congressmanmaccollins.blogspot.com
Sink for the law breaking illegals and time for American citizens to start swimming in support of this proposed legislation. Two thumbs up and Hallelujah.
It burns me to think what all these illegals are not only getting away with, but just getting handed to them, when so many others mind the laws and are very patient. I had no idea. Thank you for sharing.
I think a lot congress critters that support amnesty and anchor babies are going to have to go down in flames in the next election before the rest of them will get the message. They really think they are above it all and don't have to listen to us.
That's completely insane.
My Dad was U.S. Army; I was adopted in Germany in the late '50s. I was a citizen by the time I was three.
My BIL/SIL have over the last couple of years adopted two boys from Guatemala. It's nuts thinking they'll be in high school before they will be citizens.
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Found it necessary to cross evey T and dot every I and then make copies of every document sent to the INS. It was worth every penny spent to send them in a fashion where the package had to have a signature and a date.
The INS does make mistakes, but getting them to admit it takes an act of God. An Act of Congress is not good enough.
Sent documents to the INS, then the same documents to the State Dept. Then the INS office in the USA demanded the same documents. When asked about dupliciation and triplication, was told, "well they are stored and not available to us."
In one instance I was lied to by an employee of INS in their waiting room. When I asked to see the senior officer present, he said he could do nothing. Well my blood pressure was rising as was my voice. I told him he had better do something very quickly before I did something. His face got white and inquired what I was about to do. I told him that in about 30 seconds, I would be laying on the floor having a heart attack, but that wouldn't be the worst part for him. He meekly asked what would be worse. The "blipping" press conference that I or my family would be holding telling the entire world about the incompetence of the INS office that he was in charge of. You never saw a person move so fast in your life. They moved at the speed of light "for them." and all of our documents were handled properly. In addition to which, I am propably the only American to receive a standing ovation from a group of immigrants, in an INS waiting room, trying to become legal citizens of the USA.
What really makes me angry is that they make it so difficult for people trying to do it the legal proper way and then turn around and let illegals flock in without any questions at all.
I thank G-d for Nathan. He has worked hard over the years for immigration reform. Over the years he's had to suffer a lot of abuse from illegal invaders and, like Tancredo, received little respect from his on party members.
Why stop there? Here's another law that demands repeal.
The National Voter Registration Act, commonly known as the Motor Voter law, was signed into law on May 20, 1993 after passage by the slimmest of margins.
Under this federal law, conceivably, millions of non citizens and illegal aliens were automatically registered to vote when they applied for their driver's licenses or welfare benefits.
The Motor-Voter clearly states that "[e]ach State motor vehicle driver's license application (including any renewal application) submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority under State law shall serve as an application for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application."
The Clinton Administration applied their famous "don't ask -- don't tell" strategy to the Motor Voter law's implementation by warning Motor Vehicle Department employees not to ask if an applicant is a citizen or tell them that non-citizens cannot vote.
Under the Motor Voter law, anyone [Motor Vehicle Department employees included] who "knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person for registering to vote, or voting, or attempting to register or vote" violates federal law.
Hence, the hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens, visa overstayers and others classified as "refugees" who were granted amnesty or asylum by the Clinton Administration could all have been illegal voters..........
How many ineligible voters actually took advantage of the Motor Voter law by registering to vote?
In Florida, according to the Florida Secretary of State's numbers, between 1994 and 1998 (the most recent data available), the number of registered Hispanic voters skyrocketed by an astonishing 557%, from 99,000 to 655,000 while the number of White and Black registered voters increased by a reasonable 15%.
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Anchorbrat legislation is a big scam, sham and hurts immigrants and Americans alike.
I agree with your assessment. If they thinkl we are bluffing than call our bluff.
It's enough, this crisis has gotten out of control our Republican Congress needs to find their way back and stop blowing with the winds of change, remember Republican values and beleifs and not worry what the illegals or the libs will think, listen to us your voters! And dont be swayed by the red hot pepper that entertained the President.
This scam must stop!
Section V of that amendment gives a Congress with balls the authority to enforce the provisions contained within the Fourteenth. That also means the regulation of its application exactly the way the First and Second Amendments are regulated, however, the First and Second have a provision that those rights shall not be infringed nor abridged unlike this one that clearly has made the provision for its regulation. Yet Congress sees fit to do so on the First and Second, but "can't" on the Fourteenth?. Right. So, again - it falls upon a Congress with balls, of which America has probably seen her last.
Is there an identifiable 'Constitution Party'-like faction within the Repulican Party and its Congressmen? If so, what's it called? and how can I support it?
The whole reason for motor-voter laws.
Right on. When my wife practiced midwifery in South Texas, she was given a huge block of Birth Certificate Applicants. She got offers often of people who wanted her to fill out that the baby brought across the border, had indeed been born in the USA, in a home. I would say hundreds of people got birth certificates from midwives willing to play their game. I think since 1980 these laws have changed.
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