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The "Anchor Baby" Myth
Jan. 23rd, 2025 04:11 pmPosted here so I can find it later: "Anchor Babies", "Birth Tourism", and Most Americans' COMPLETE Ignorance of Immigration Law.. Highlights:
1) Illegal immigrants who have children born in the United States: "the truth is that a child’s citizenship status does nothing to improve her parents’ immigration status in the U.S. The parents remain subject to deportation and any other legal consequences of their illegal status despite having a citizen child."
2) The child has to wait until they are 21 in order to petition for their parents to be allowed back in the US legally.
1) Illegal immigrants who have children born in the United States: "the truth is that a child’s citizenship status does nothing to improve her parents’ immigration status in the U.S. The parents remain subject to deportation and any other legal consequences of their illegal status despite having a citizen child."
2) The child has to wait until they are 21 in order to petition for their parents to be allowed back in the US legally.
