Anchor Babies…Next on Arizona’s List?

[NewWine]

Originally Posted by pelathais

The GLBT folks may have all of that, but what they don't have at this time is a 5-4 majority in the Supreme Court. I see "gay marriage" being bounced out, at least for now - if it even gets to the Supremes.

The question on the 14th Amendment is trickier. Are the illegal alien parents of the "anchor baby" "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States? The President of Mexico doesn't appear to think so, so why should we?

I think the first question is really a true issue in all the illegal immigration kerfuffle. From what I have seen on protest signs around the country, it seems to me that those that are here illegally believe that they are entitled to the same rights as U.S. citizens. Now when you think about this that would mean in their minds our U.S. Constitution applies to them as well.

Jurisdiction of the United States: If they commit a crime they are prosecuted here. But that one law which is a felony, the one about entering the country illegally, everyone has the worst case of glaucoma. That's a resounding you betcha they are.