61% of Likely U.S. Voters Oppose Automatic Citizenship For Children of Illegal Immigrants

It looks like voters have caught on to the anchor baby scam.

(Rasmussen) — Several Republican senators are seeking to amend the law that grants full U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants in this country, and voters strongly support such an effort.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 61% of Likely U.S. Voters believe that a child born in the United States to a woman who is here illegally should not automatically become a U.S. citizen. That’s up slightly from last August but is the highest level of support for a change in the existing law found in five years of Rasmussen Reports surveying.

Twenty-eight percent (28%) disagree and feel that children born to illegal immigrants in this country should automatically become American citizens as is currently the practice. That’s down six points from August. Another 11% are undecided.

Anchor Babies Away

Rand Paul (Ky.) and David Vitter (La.) have introduced legislation to prevent anchor babies. Currently, any child born in the U.S. is a citizen, even if the parents just crossed the border illegally for the birth.

(The Hill) — Two Republican senators are introducing a resolution that would end the constitutional right to citizenship that comes with being born on U.S. soil.

Rand Paul (Ky.) and David Vitter (La.) are introducing a resolution this week that would amend the Constitution so that a person born in the United States could only become an American citizen if one or more of his or her parents is an legal citizen, legal immigrant, or member of the armed forces, according to a joint press release Thursday.

Vitter said the legislation would help reduce illegal immigration.

Video: MSNBC contributor Harris-Lacewell thinks trying to prevent anchor babies is xenophobia and eugenics

MSNBC contributor Harris-Lacewell accused supporters of altering the 14th Amendment to prevent anchor babies of advocating xenophobia and eugenics. She claims this could lead to a racial purity test or something.

Via NewsBusters:

"It certainly is xenophobia, but it's got a little eugenics mixed in with it,"

Of course, Harris-Lacewell is the moonbat who thinks opposition to Obamacare is related to the Civil War.

Flashback to 1993: Harry Reid Tried to Stop Anchor Babies By 14th Amendment Reinterpretation

Some Republicans are supporting modifying the 14th Amendment to prevent illegal immigrant anchor babies. The 14th Amendment was passed in the aftermath of the Civil War. In order to prevent states from denying citizenship to newly freed slaves, the Amendment made anyone born on American soil an American citizen. Now, 1 in 12 babies born in the U.S. are children if illegal immigrants. These anchor babies are U.S. citizens and put their parents on a path to citizenship. Democrats have severely criticized Republicans for suggesting this change. Republicans have been accused of everything from racism to being anti-baby. Here is what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said about Republicans proposing a change to the 14th Amendment:

"They've either taken leave of their senses or their principles."

Now we learn, Harry Reid introduced a short lived bill in 1993 to accomplish the same goal.

For all the brouhaha over Republicans wanting to review the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, the citizenship/birthright Clause, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, once supported revising the current interpretation of the birthright citizenship clause in 1993.

Mr. Reid introduced a bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee as the Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993.

The smell of hypocrisy is in the air.

Bill Press Ridicules Southern Senator (audio/video)

The ridicule is complete with banjo music. Then, Press suggests we "take citizenship away from people born in Alabama." What prompted Press to act in such a moronic manner? He is upset that Senator Sessions said the people who wrote the 14 amendment had no idea how it would be abused by foreign citizens coming to America in the jet age to make anchor babies. As part of the ridicule, Press said of Thomas Jefferson, "God darn if Thomas Jefferson had only know'd that we would have been different." Press also used the same example for Madison. Shamefully, Bill Press doesn't seem to know both Jefferson and Madison had been dead for decades when the 14th amendment was passed. This amendment was aimed at preventing states from denying citizenship to blacks in the aftermath of the Civil War. The exact number of anchor babies born each year in the U.S. isn't known, but the number may be as high as 500,000. There is even a "birth tourism" industry.

Survey: 64% of Arizona Voters Want Oppose Giving Children of Illegals Citizenship

Arizona voters support the new law allowing police to check the immigration status of people they have lawful contact with, but voters don't stop there. A new Rasmussen survey has found 64% want to end the practice of allowing anchor babies.

Rasmussen reported:

Arizona legislators are already being criticized for another tough measure they are considering to combat illegal immigration – denying birth certificates to children born to illegal immigrants in the state.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Arizona finds that 64% agree that children born to illegal immigrants should not automatically become citizens of the United States. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree and say these children should become U.S. citizens.

Arizona Governor To Illegal Aliens With Anchor Babies: "They Can Take Their Children Back With Them."

It is very popular for illegal immigrants to have children while in the US illegally. Under US law, the child gains full US citizenship. This makes it more problematic to deport these illegal immigrants when the are caught. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer thinks she has a simple solution:

"They Can Take Their Children Back With Them."

Hat tip Weasel Zippers.