Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Arizona says no more to "anchor babies" ?

A proposed Arizona law would deny birth certificates to children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents. The bill comes on the heels of Arizona's passage of the nation's toughest immigration law.

John Kavanagh, a Republican state representative from Arizona who supports the proposed law aimed at so-called "anchor babies," said that the concept does not conflict with the U.S. Constitution.Under federal law, children born in the United States are automatically granted citizenship, regardless of their parents' residency status.

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/15/arizona.immigration.children/index.html?iref=obnetwork

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