If their parents chose not to take their little anchor baby with them back to their home country, that’s their problem. Which is exactly why birthright citizenship to the offspring of non-citizens is insane and needs to be ended pronto.
If the parent is picked up for the crime of being illegal and sent to a detention center the state is going to need to find foster care for a lot of these kids.
Exactly, where they live has no baring on the status of their US citizenship. There is no residency requirement for a citizen born in the US.
Once they reach the age of 23 they can then petition to have their parents immigrate lawfully as immediate relatives (IR-1).
That is what this anchor baby thing is really about.
As soon as these little anchor babies turn 18 throw the parents out