EXPOSED: the “Anchor Baby” Hypocrisy
For years anti-immigrant pundits and politicians have been denouncing undocumented women they say come here to have “anchor babies”—U.S. citizen children who supposedly will protect them from deporta…
Showing posts with the label birthright citizenship
What Does It Take to Solve a Statelessness Crisis?
The situation in the Dominican Republic gives some insight into what happens when a country with a large immigrant population decides to end birthright citizenship. Read more here and here .—TPOI edi…
Petition: Stop denying our children their right to a birth certificate
To: Texas Department of State Health Services From: Marco Malagon, Princeton, Texas Date: January 25, 2016 Last August, my wife and I were thrilled to become parents. As a proud a father, I am commi…
U.S. and Dominican Immigration Policies: Is There a Difference?
By David L. Wilson, Upside Down World October 16, 2015 Texas officials have now found a way to circumvent the long-established understanding that children born in the United States are automatical…
Poll: 62% say birthright should be continued in the United States
Issues 2016: Immigration Reform and Race Relations By Marist Poll September 14, 2015 Immigration reform and race relations continue to be hot-button issues in the headlines and for the 2016 preside…