Anchor Babies…Next on Arizona’s List?

[NewWine]

According to a Time’s Magazine article, “Arizona Republicans will likely introduce legislation this fall that would deny birth certificates to children born in Arizona – and thus American citizens according to the U.S. Constitution – to parents who are not legal U.S. citizens. The law largely is the brainchild of state Sen. Russell Pearce….He is a leading architect of the Arizona law that sparked outrage throughout the country: Senate Bill 1070”.

The prospective bill is to complicate the process so much that illegal immigrants will not have an “anchor baby” in the state of Arizona. The article points out the results of a poll taken by Rasmussen which questioned on whether children born to illegal immigrants should receive U.S. citizenship “58% of Americans polled by Rasmussen think illegal immigrants whose children are born here should not receive citizenship; support for that stance is 76% among Republicans”.

The major problem with this prospective bill is Amendment 14 which prohibits states from making or enforcing any law that hinders their U.S. citizenship. The 14th Amendment was a response to the emancipation of slaves. The question is; does such a law violate the 14th Amendment?

Do you all see this bill as a violation of the 14th Amendment?
Do you think that the 14th Amendment should be changed to exclude what this article refers to as “anchor babies”?

Here is where I stand on the issue:
1. I think the prospective bill for Arizona violates the 14th Amendment.
2. Yes, I do think that the 14th Amendment should be changed to not allow illegal immigrants to enter the U.S. and bear their children here as a means to stay. I find it to be just another slap in the face to our nation to enter illegally and then have children here that gain automatic citizenship.

I’m sure that this will ultimately end up before the Supreme Court.

Here is the link to the article: “ Arizona’s Next Immigration Target: Children of Illegals”