Birthright Citizenship Debate Reverberates in Campaign Races

The Hill reported that: The issue is welcome news to some Republican candidates, who have brought the term “anchor babies” into vogue on the campaign trail. The national debate on the birthright provision of the 14th Amendment is welcome news to some Republican candidates, who have brought the term “anchor babies” into vogue on the campaign trail. The phrase, a reference to children of illegal immigrants, is catching on as Republican leaders in Washington have voiced support for hearings to examine revising the constitutional provision that confers U.S. citizenship on anyone born in the United States.