[knittnmom]

I’m no legal beagle, but is this asserting that there can be no such thing as an “anchor baby”?

[conservativegramma]

That’s how I’m reading it.

[freekitty]

Wouldn’t that be great. Maybe these anchor babies should go home and maybe they should start paying the American people the money stolen from us.

[3niner]

...is this asserting that there can be no such thing as an “anchor baby”?

The 14th Amendment starts: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States...". This was ratified shortly after the Civil War, and was intended to provide citizenship to emancipated slaves and their offspring. It was later misinterpreted by the US Supreme Court to apply to all persons born in the US.

This is absurd, since it obviously wouldn't apply to offspring of foreign diplomats, who happen to be born on US soil, or offspring of an invading army, who might be born on US soil, while their parents are attacking America, but many think that it does apply to invading civilians.

The key phrase is "...and subject to the jurisdiction thereof...". An illegal alien is subject to the jurisdiction of his or her own country. When invading America, an illegal alien is simply subject to removal.