Report: 8 percent of U.S. newborns have undocumented parents (Totally unsustainable)

cnn ^ | 8/11/2010 | STAFF

[tobyhill]

One of about every 12 babies born in the United States in 2008 was the offspring of unauthorized immigrants, a Pew Hispanic Center study released Wednesday concluded.

According to the study, an estimated 340,000 of the 4.3 million babies born in this country that year had parents who were in the United States without legal documentation.

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution stipulates that those children automatically become U.S. citizens, but some members of Congress are pushing to change that provision. That effort -- rooted in the debate over illegal immigration, particularly of people from Mexico -- has created some controversy.

[Lurking Libertarian]

amazing. jump the fence, have your baby, and voila.. you can’t be sent home.

Not true. Under current immigration law (as chnaged in the 1990s), a citizen under age 18 cannot sponsor any non-citizen relatives for immigration. So, if the parents are caught, they are sent back, but the child is issued a U.S. passport and can return at age 18.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Yep, its right next to the abortion, only cops and military can own weapons, and separation of church and state amendments.

Nope, this one is really in the Constitution:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

[Pearls Before Swine]

My brother is a physician, and the managing partner at a pretty good sized practice. One of the reasons they stopped accepting medicare patients is because of identity theft.

Medicare or Medicaid? If Medicare, then the practice doesn't take anyone over 65. Is that correct?

[SunkenCiv]

One of about every 12 babies born in the United States in 2008 was the offspring of unauthorized immigrants

for "unauthorized immigrants" read "illegal aliens" and add "who should be deported along with their newborns".

[HiJinx]

Ping!

Okay, now this is getting ridiculous - various sources are saying that based on this study, one in 8, 10, 12, or 15 babies is born to an illegal parent.

No wonder they think there are still only 10-11 million illegals in the country...

[tbw2]

It may be the difference between one illegal parent and two illegal parents. And Hispanics who may be witholding documentation to have the baby for free.

[kearnyirish2]

Here in northern NJ more like over 50%; over the years when my children have been born the maternity wards would have 2 white babies, 3 black babies, 1 Asian baby, and 10 Hispanic babies with non-English-speaking family & visitors...

The whites that would have children wouldn’t have them in NJ if they could help it (maybe in western NJ).

[Jacquerie]

Illegal Mexican citizens tripping over the border in time to pop a kid are not subject to our jurisdiction.

No jurisdiction, no citizen.

[OldDeckHand]

'Medicare or Medicaid? If Medicare, then the practice doesn't take anyone over 65. Is that correct? "

Sorry, I could have Medicaid/Medicare confusion. No, they have patients over 65.

[OldDeckHand]

As I think about it, his practice may not take either. He does have patients over 65, but I think those are private insurance patients. I'd have to ask him to be sure.

[PghBaldy]

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution stipulates that those children automatically become U.S. citizens, It actually says the opposite. Only people born of citizens are citizens.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Illegal Mexican citizens tripping over the border in time to pop a kid are not subject to our jurisdiction. No jurisdiction, no citizen.

Foreign diplomats are not under our jurisdiction-- they have diplomatic immunity. Illegal aliens are under our jurisdiction, otherwise we could not prosecute them for illegal entry or any other crimes they commit. No jurisdiction, no criminal prosecution.

[Regulator]

Wrong, paleface. You're confusing territorial jurisdiction (a policing concept) with political jurisdiction (a nationality concept), as has been explained here a thousand times.

The sentence is not written to be redundant.

[PghBaldy]

That’s not what it means. It means citizen or subject, not some nomad traveling through. It has been changed by libs recently to mean something else.

[cmj328]

Part of the problem is that American citizens aren’t having babies.

Now we know 8% are illegal-born. How many were born to legal immigrants?

[Clintonfatigued]

Ping

[rmlew]

This study was released by Pew Hispanic center. They are likely under counting. But lets assume it's correct. Left, corporations, and usefuly idiot libertarians claim there are only 12 million illegals. That is 4% of the population. This means that they have double the native birthrate. That's what, 4 anchor babies per illegal alien woman?

Still unsustainable. Howver, I think the trye figures are 20 million illegals and 12%+ for anchor babies.

The Goths have crossed the Danube. If we do not expell them, Adrianople and the fall await.

[rmlew]

Thanks to the 8% and like true figure of 12%+, white children born today are a minority. And thanks to political correctness (Cultural Marxism), Grievance Politics, and affirmative action these white children are a despised, indoctrinated-into self-loathing, and official persecuted minority.

As a son and grandson of Holocaust-survivors, I really don't like where this is going. I am still stunned that the people who created this country allowed it to happen.

[citizenredstater9271]

Mexofascism at its greatest. Illegal mexicans pour into America as part of the reconquista then have babies to avoid being deported. And whos supposed to pay for all these anchor babies? Where in the Constitution does it say illegals can stay if they have babies in America? Who is John Galt?

[superloser]

That’s 8% Rat voters accumulated year after year beyond the age of 18.

Also a revenue source. As I recall, the Selective Service Act doesn't distinguish between legal, illegal, or otherwise.

Let the fines begin!