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keep_it_real Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:01 PM
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Georgia Lawmaker WantsTo End Birthright Citizenship for Anchor Babies
Edited on Sat Aug-22-09 03:25 PM by keep_it_real
U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal, a Republican candidate for governor of Georgia, has proposed changing the long-standing federal policy that automatically grants citizenship to any baby born on U.S. soil, a move opposed by immigrant rights advocates.

"Coming into the country for the express purpose of having a child in order to anchor that child and yourself is, in effect, gaming the system," Dane said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/26/nathan-deal-georgia-lawma_n_207485.html
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provis99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:07 PM
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1. so was this republican dumbass born on US soil?
maybe we should start by stripping him of his citizenship, since he only got it by being born here.
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muntrv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:08 PM
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2. So Nathan! Do you wanna remove Bobby Jindal's citizenship?
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:08 PM
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But then Michelle Malkin wouldn't be an American anymore! n/t
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:08 PM
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3. It's not federal policy, it's the constitution
What a moran.
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keep_it_real Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:11 PM
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6. The 14th Amendment ratified in 1868, was drafted with freed slaves in mind
Edited on Sat Aug-22-09 03:14 PM by keep_it_real
Automatic citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside." That provision, ratified in 1868, was drafted with freed slaves in mind.

Deal and his supporters say the 14th Amendment wording was never meant to automatically give citizenship to babies born to illegal immigrants.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/26/nathan-deal-georgia-lawma_n_207485.html
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:18 PM
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11. It was meant to prevent the creation of a new underclass.
The words are damn clear. Deal and his supporters such as the Heritage Foundation are full of shit.
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suffragette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 04:20 PM
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13. Thank you for saying exactly what I was thinking
+1 to Warren

And damn, but I'm sick of seeing nonsense Republican hate terms like "anchor babies" on DU.
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:08 PM
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4. I want to see his birth certificate nt
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:10 PM
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5. I don't blame him
but since it is in the 14th amendment, it would require another amendment, and good luck with that since hispanic voters are seemingly too powerful to mess with, at least in the southwest.
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panader0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:11 PM
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7. That happens quite a bit around here
A good friend is the head nurse at the hospital in Douglas Az., right near the border, and sees this a lot. Pregnant Mexican women cross over when their labor begins and have their children in the US.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:12 PM
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8. What an ass
Somebody in the INS needs to explain to him that "anchor babies" are a myth. When illegal immigrants have children here, all minor children are deported with them.

The only difference is that when those children grow up, they'll have dual citizenship and can choose to re enter the country they were born in.

I guess he just hates the idea that them damn furriners can have kids who are citizens, period.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:17 PM
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10. That DA is MY REP!. I've said for years that the only reason
he keeps getting reelected is because he doesn't do anything. If you don't do anything, you don't piss anyone off so people recognize the name and vote for you just because they haven't heard anything bad about you.

IMO, he's a lazy AH living off the public dole.
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 04:06 PM
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12. He is reelected because he is an incumbent. Incumbents who
seek reelection are successful at a rate of over 90%. Even with congressional approval rating last year at one of the lowest on record, they were still successful at over 90%.

They know this, and they don't care. We know this, and reelect them anyway.
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 03:16 PM
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9. Just repeal the 14th amendment.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
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