I appreciate Andrea Nill's work on this issue. As Rep. Steve King and South Carolina's Senator Linsdsey Graham gear up to change the constitution to suit their homophobic fear of "anchor babies," it would be good to shine the light on the truth of this issue.
As with lots of good rightist ideas, this much is true: no one thinks the IDEA of anchor babies is fair or just. The problem with this is that the reality just doesn't support the idea. The problem doesn't exist! The AP debunktion shows that so few of these babies exist that to change the constitution and suffer the unintended consequences would turn this small problem into a serious one.
To review: Rightists want to change the constitution to protect America from "anchor babies" that don't exist in significant numbers. They would seek to declare them "persona non grata" and therefore subject only to the jurisdiction of their home country. Any one want to see Mexican police roaming the streets of your home town looking for foriegn criminals? Maybe every now NOT-illegal immigrant will have diplomatic immunity. No green card needed....
Funny how the Rightists can be the wrongest...
Amusing...
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