Born here, a citizen here? GOP officials say birthright is abused

“It’s been a cornerstone of American law since shortly after the Civil War: Children born in the U.S. become citizens, even if their parents are here illegally.

Now some conservatives are taking aim at that birthright.

They call the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants “anchor babies” because at age 18 the children can apply to bring other family members here from abroad, and a growing group of House Republicans wants to change the policy. They hope to add a provision to the immigration bill that the House of Representatives will consider next week that would deny citizenship to those children….”

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