Thread: H.R. 126 Limit citizenship at birth (NO ANCHOR BABIES)

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'To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers. '
Bill # H.R.126

Original Sponsor:
Elton Gallegly (R-CA 24th)

Cosponsor Total: 1
(last sponsor added 01/06/2009)
1 Republicans

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H.R. 126:
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.

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Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA](no cosponsors)
Cosponsors [as of 2009-01-14]
Cosponsorship information sometimes is out of date. Why?
Text: Full Text
Status: Introduced Jan 6, 2009
Reported by Committee (pending)
Voted on in House (pending)
Voted on in Senate (pending)
Signed by President (pending)

This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Jan 14, 2009 8:33AM]
Last Action: Jan 6, 2009: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.

What is so good about this? We only get half the pie. This means foreign nationals here on green cards or worker program can have a legal American and not have to be a citizen themselves.

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.

What is so good about this? We only get half the pie. This means foreign nationals here on green cards or worker program can have a legal American and not have to be a citizen themselves.

It's better than what we have now. Half the pie is better than no pie at all.

'To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers. '
Bill # H.R.126


This and a secure border to The South and North .
Strict Enforcement of Existing Laws .
E-Verify .
And limits and regulation on HB Visas .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5IIXeR5OUI

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.

What is so good about this? We only get half the pie. This means foreign nationals here on green cards or worker program can have a legal American and not have to be a citizen themselves.

It's better than what we have now. Half the pie is better than no pie at all.

No, it's not. Bush just signed an order changing the rules on the H2A visas. The number that employers can bring in is now unlimited. And Congress is threatening to increase the numbers on all the rest of the guest worker programs. And besides, once you change the constitution, you'll play hell ever getting this issue brought up again.

This means foreign nationals here on green cards or worker program can have a legal American and not have to be a citizen themselves.

I would like some verification on that myself. That's too opened ended for me. Like, is there a difference from those who actually filed to come here to become a citizen vs those on a temp visa for work or school? Then what happens if the parents commit a crime? Are we right back to must keep them because the child is a citizen? Is it going to become a definate path to citizenship simply because you birthed child during your "probation period"?

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by tinybobidaho

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.

What is so good about this? We only get half the pie. This means foreign nationals here on green cards or worker program can have a legal American and not have to be a citizen themselves.

It's better than what we have now. Half the pie is better than no pie at all.

No, it's not. Bush just signed an order changing the rules on the H2A visas. The number that employers can bring in is now unlimited. And Congress is threatening to increase the numbers on all the rest of the guest worker programs. And besides, once you change the constitution, you'll play hell ever getting this issue brought up again.

This is just starting out. Every politician in the country can make suggestions about changes to it.
And there is a good chance we can't even get this much of it to pass.