8% U.S. Births to Illegal Immigrant Parents

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8% U.S. Births to Illegal Immigrant Parents

Postby rugersol on Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:24 am

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/birthright-citizenship-study-sheds-light-illegal-immigrants-children/story?id=11376791
Eight percent of all babies born in the U.S. in 2008 belonged to illegal immigrant parents, according to a groundbreaking analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center. Under the 14th amendment to the Constitution, each child obtained U.S. citizenship at birth while one or both of the parents remained undocumented.


When they turn 18, I wonder how they'll vote on "illegal immigration enforcement". Image
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Re: 8% U.S. Births to Illegal Immigrant Parents

Postby Pat Cannon on Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:39 pm

Hey, raising kids, like landscaping or meatpacking, is hard work. Somebody's gotta do it.
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Re: 8% U.S. Births to Illegal Immigrant Parents

Postby DeanC on Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:22 am

Pat Cannon wrote:Hey, raising kids, like landscaping or meatpacking, is hard work. Somebody's gotta do it.

+1

Doing the work ordinary Americans won't do. :D
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