The Birthright Problem Is Huge

 by John Hinderaker

As the Supreme Court deliberates on the case that will determine the law regarding birthright citizenship, it should keep these numbers in mind:

Nearly 10% of US births in 2023 came from illegal immigrant mothers, according to newly published research.

Pew Research Center revealed that 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the US that year were anchor babies who would not qualify for birthright citizenship if President Trump’s executive order is upheld by the Supreme Court.

“Under the current erroneous birthright citizenship interpretation, these children automatically become citizens and unlock food stamps, welfare, specialized schooling for English education, and eventually college aid,” Brandy Perez Carbaugh of the Heritage Foundation told The Post.

Of those 320,000, the center said 245,000 were born to parents who were illegal immigrants.

Another 15,000 babies were born to mothers who had temporary legal status, while the fathers were not citizens or lawful permanent residents.

The remaining 60,000 were born to illegal alien mothers while the child’s father was a citizen or lawful permanent resident.

And that doesn’t even count the 50,000 or so Chinese women who come to the U.S. legally each year, simply to give birth to a baby who is absurdly deemed an American citizen. At some point, will the Chinese Communist Party control enough votes to swing a U.S. presidential election?

The current interpretation of birthright citizenship is a disaster that is not mandated by the language or the history of the 14th Amendment. It represents one of several respects in which our national policies are more or less suicidal.

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