I have heard them called Anchor Babies, not a term I like. Do you - TopicsExpress



          

I have heard them called Anchor Babies, not a term I like. Do you know why this Law was created? It was to give former Slaves and children of Slaves the Right To Citizenship. There are also Tourist Babies and Passport Babies. Does anyone have a constructive comment? The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution indicates that All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees citizenship for nearly all individuals born in the country, regardless of their parents citizenship or immigration status
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 01:48:18 +0000

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