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JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:08 PM Jan 2012

Considering that Mitt Romney's dad was born in Mexico...

...but Mitt was born in the U.S., does that make Mitt an "Anchor Baby"?

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Considering that Mitt Romney's dad was born in Mexico... (Original Post) JaneQPublic Jan 2012 OP

Si............. russspeakeasy Jan 2012 #1

Orly! Paging Orly! Mz Pip Jan 2012 #2

What else could he be? CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #3

No, because he's white. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #4

...So he says.... sofa king Jan 2012 #5

probably ge626dfil Jan 2012 #6

For anyone looking for a 'serious' thread on this issue see the link below Tx4obama Jan 2012 #7

cnn.com ran a front-page Op-Ed on this all day yesterday. JaneQPublic Jan 2012 #8

And how exactly do we know that Mitt was born in the U.S.? Crunchy Frog Jan 2012 #9

+1 treestar Jan 2012 #10

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

1. Si.............

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:09 PM

Jan 2012

Mz Pip

(27,445 posts)

2. Orly! Paging Orly!

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:11 PM

Jan 2012

Orly and many other Birfers say that both parents have to be born in the USA for their kid to be a citizen.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,622 posts)

3. What else could he be?

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:11 PM

Jan 2012

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

4. No, because he's white.

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:49 PM

Jan 2012

sofa king

(10,857 posts)

5. ...So he says....

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:58 PM

Jan 2012

ge626dfil

(51 posts)

6. probably

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:05 AM

Jan 2012

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

7. For anyone looking for a 'serious' thread on this issue see the link below

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Fri Jan 13, 2012, 04:40 AM

Jan 2012

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002162677

I meant to post the above thread in Politics 2012 but I put it in GD by mistake

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)

8. cnn.com ran a front-page Op-Ed on this all day yesterday.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 13, 2012, 10:09 AM

Jan 2012

This piece by Ruben Navarrette Jr. is what stirred up the notion of a Romney anchor baby in the first place:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/opinion/romney-hispanic-roots/index.html?npt=NP1

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)

9. And how exactly do we know that Mitt was born in the U.S.?

Reply to JaneQPublic (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 10:33 PM

Jan 2012

treestar

(82,383 posts)

10. +1

Reply to Crunchy Frog (Reply #9)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 11:05 PM

Jan 2012

Anyone who demanded Obama's Birth Certificate demands Romneys or they are a hypocrite.

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