You guys, America is in grave danger of becoming a Third World banana republic welfare state. One thing that makes coming here so alluring for illegal aliens is that their kids (who are born in American hospitals, which American taxpayers subsidize) automatically become citizens, even though their parents are lawbreakers.
This has got to stop. What other civilized country in the world offers automatic citizenship to every criminal that sneaks into their country and farts out babies right and left?
So I don't know if you folks are familiar with NumbersUSA. If not, go to their website and register with them. It's free, and you can fax your elected representatives for free. The latest bill on the table is H.R. 1940 for preventing birthright citizenship for children of illegals.
Guys, we have to make our voices heard, as the open borders fanatics from Mecha, LULAC, MALDEF, La Raza, the ACLU, and every other moonbat group will fight this tooth and nail. Therefore I am copying the email that Numbers USA sent to me in its entirety.
On April 19. 2007 Representative Nathan Deal (R-GA) introduced H.R. 1940, The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2007. H.R. 1940 would end the process of granting automatic birthright citizenship to the babies born in the United States to illegal aliens. Send this fax to your U.S. Representative asking them to cosponsor H.R. 1940, a bill to end the practice of granting automatic U.S. citizenship to the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens.
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Referred to as "anchor babies," these children born in the United States are one of the most prominent factors of excessive population expansion and illegal immigration. A spring 2005 article in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons cited that "Between 300,000 and 350,000 anchor babies annually become citizen's In 2003 in Stockton, California, 70 percent of the 2,300 babies born in San Joaquin General Hospital's maternity ward were anchor babies…"
This staggering number will only increase immigration levels and incentives for illegal immigration because anchor babies become eligible to sponsor their relatives and illegal alien mothers when they turn 21 years of age. Currently, there is no formal policy that forbids DHS from deporting the illegal alien parents of a child born in the U.S. Yet in most cases, immigration officials habitually choose not to initiate removal proceedings, allowing the parents to remain in the U.S. illegally.
Anchor babies additionally draw benefits and services from taxpayer dollars. The article continues by explaining "Anchor babies are citizens, and instantly qualify for public welfare aid…In 1994, 74,987 anchor babies in California hospital maternity units cost $215 million and constituted 36 percent of all Medi-Cal births. Now they account for substantially more than half." This is just one more incentive for illegal immigration. Not only can the baby serve as an "anchor" to pull a large number of extended family members into the country, they also can rely on the public services and benefits of the United States.