Thread: CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS

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Congressional actions
The citizenship of all persons born within the United States may still be decided by an Act of Congress, as was done for Native Americans in the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. The Citizenship Reform Act of 2005 (currently proposed as H.R. 69 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that the domestically born children of foreign nationals are not granted automatic citizenship. Some legislators have proposed that the citizenship clause be changed through a constitutional amendment; however, no amendment has yet been presented to the States for ratification.
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References
1. See P.A Madison's Alien Birthright Citizenship: A Fable That Lives Through Ignorance
2. Congressman Mark Souder (R. IN) Congressional Update regarding anchor babies. An anchor baby is a pejorative term used to describe a child born in the U.S. to a non- citizen ... [see Anchor Babies dated 07/17/2006]
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See also
Illegal immigration
Illegal immigration in the United States
United States nationality law
United States Constitution
Birth tourism
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_baby"
Categories: History of immigration to the United States | Pejorative terms for people

The Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) bill H.R. 698 has 87 co-sponsors and has been referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Alphabetical listing of 87 cosponsors:

Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4]
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 6/30/2005
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 5/23/2005
Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 2/9/2005
Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 10/19/2005
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 2/9/2005
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] - 6/22/2006
Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] - 4/12/2005
Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 11/16/2005
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] - 11/10/2005
Rep Bradley, Jeb [NH-1] - 12/7/2005
Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 6/20/2005
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 9/6/2005
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 11/18/2005
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 2/9/2005
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 11/16/2005
Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] - 12/16/2005
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] - 11/9/2005
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 9/15/2005
Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 4/5/2005
Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] - 11/18/2005
Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] - 5/5/2005
Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] - 2/9/2005
Rep Drake, Thelma D. [VA-2] - 11/10/2005
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 2/9/2005
Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 5/5/2005
Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 11/9/2005
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 11/10/2005
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 11/9/2005
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 2/9/2005
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 2/9/2005
Rep Gohmert, Louie [TX-1] - 11/16/2005
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 2/9/2005
Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 2/1/2006
Rep Gutknecht, Gil [MN-1] - 7/11/2005
Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] - 5/17/2006
Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] - 9/29/2005
Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] - 11/18/2005
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 9/6/2005
Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 4/5/2005
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 11/16/2005
Rep Jenkins, William L. [TN-1] - 11/18/2005
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 11/9/2005
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 2/9/2005
Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] - 11/16/2005
Rep King, Steve [IA-5] - 9/15/2005
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 2/9/2005
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 10/28/2005
Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [NY-29] - 6/16/2005
Rep Linder, John [GA-7] - 11/9/2005
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] - 2/9/2005
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 6/16/2005
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 9/21/2005
Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 10/19/2005
Rep McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) [CA-25] - 11/18/2005
Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] - 9/28/2005
Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] - 2/9/2005
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 11/9/2005
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 12/7/2005
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 10/19/2005
Rep Myrick, Sue [NC-9] - 9/6/2005
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] - 7/18/2005
Rep Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] - 2/9/2005
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 2/14/2006
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 11/16/2005
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 11/18/2005
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 11/16/2005
Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] - 4/5/2005
Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] - 11/18/2005
Rep Rogers, Mike D. (AL) [AL-3] - 11/10/2005
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 2/9/2005
Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] - 11/16/2005
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 3/17/2005
Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 3/17/2005
Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 5/17/2006
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] - 12/7/2005
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 2/9/2005
Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 7/11/2005
Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 6/21/2005
Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] - 2/9/2005
Rep Taylor, Charles H. [NC-11] - 9/22/2005
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] - 11/16/2005
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] - 5/5/2005
Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] - 11/10/2005
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-8] - 4/12/2005
Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 11/18/2005
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 6/24/2005

Once a bill is presented to congress, it is then assigned to some committee or subcommittee for review. Most bills never make it out of sub-committee. The number of cosponsorships of a bill is positively and significantly associated with the probability that a bill gains some consideration by a committee rather than simply being “killed” (taken out of consideration).

If your representative is not on the list above, please contact him/her and request they join the list of cosponsors for H.R. 698. The larger the list of co-sponsors, the better possibility the bill has of making it out of committee.

This bill is probably the best opportunity we are going to see in the near future to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens.

***IF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE DOES NOT APPEAR AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS BILL, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU CONTACT HIM/HER IMMEDIATELY AND REQUEST THEY CO-SPONSOR H.R. 698!***

BTT

This extremely important bill needs our help to get out of subcommittee!

BTT

Thought I'd bump this one last time. I want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to see it. Please act if at all possible. Thanks.

Originally Posted by MW

BTT

Thought I'd bump this one last time. I want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to see it. Please act if at all possible. Thanks.

explain what it is

Dragon5 wrote:

MW wrote:
BTT

Thought I'd bump this one last time. I want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to see it. Please act if at all possible. Thanks.

explain what it is

It's a request to show your support for a bill, H.R. 698, that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens. In other words, should H.R. 498 pass the Congress, future anchor babies will cease to exist. I would hate to see this bill "killed" and one possible way to avoid that is to add co-sponsors to it. If your representative does not appear below, please contact him/her (letter, email, phone call, etc.) and request he or she co-sponsor H.R. 698, which is currently sitting in the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Alphabetical listing of 87 cosponsors:

Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4]
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 6/30/2005
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 5/23/2005
Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 2/9/2005
Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [SC-3] - 10/19/2005
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 2/9/2005
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] - 6/22/2006
Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] - 4/12/2005
Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 11/16/2005
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] - 11/10/2005
Rep Bradley, Jeb [NH-1] - 12/7/2005
Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] - 6/20/2005
Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] - 9/6/2005
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] - 11/18/2005
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] - 2/9/2005
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] - 11/16/2005
Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] - 12/16/2005
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] - 11/9/2005
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 9/15/2005
Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] - 4/5/2005
Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] - 11/18/2005
Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] - 5/5/2005
Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] - 2/9/2005
Rep Drake, Thelma D. [VA-2] - 11/10/2005
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 2/9/2005
Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 5/5/2005
Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] - 11/9/2005
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] - 11/10/2005
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] - 11/9/2005
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 2/9/2005
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] - 2/9/2005
Rep Gohmert, Louie [TX-1] - 11/16/2005
Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] - 2/9/2005
Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] - 2/1/2006
Rep Gutknecht, Gil [MN-1] - 7/11/2005
Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] - 5/17/2006
Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] - 9/29/2005
Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] - 11/18/2005
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 9/6/2005
Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 4/5/2005
Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] - 11/16/2005
Rep Jenkins, William L. [TN-1] - 11/18/2005
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] - 11/9/2005
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] - 2/9/2005
Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] - 11/16/2005
Rep King, Steve [IA-5] - 9/15/2005
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] - 2/9/2005
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] - 10/28/2005
Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [NY-29] - 6/16/2005
Rep Linder, John [GA-7] - 11/9/2005
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] - 2/9/2005
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] - 6/16/2005
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 9/21/2005
Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 10/19/2005
Rep McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) [CA-25] - 11/18/2005
Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] - 9/28/2005
Rep Miller, Gary G. [CA-42] - 2/9/2005
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] - 11/9/2005
Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 12/7/2005
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 10/19/2005
Rep Myrick, Sue [NC-9] - 9/6/2005
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] - 7/18/2005
Rep Norwood, Charlie [GA-9] - 2/9/2005
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] - 2/14/2006
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 11/16/2005
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 11/18/2005
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 11/16/2005
Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] - 4/5/2005
Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] - 11/18/2005
Rep Rogers, Mike D. (AL) [AL-3] - 11/10/2005
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] - 2/9/2005
Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] - 11/16/2005
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 3/17/2005
Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] - 3/17/2005
Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 5/17/2006
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] - 12/7/2005
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] - 2/9/2005
Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] - 7/11/2005
Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] - 6/21/2005
Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] - 2/9/2005
Rep Taylor, Charles H. [NC-11] - 9/22/2005
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] - 11/16/2005
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] - 5/5/2005
Rep Weldon, Dave [FL-15] - 11/10/2005
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-8] - 4/12/2005
Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 11/18/2005
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] - 6/24/2005

Please, if your House Rep. is not listed above, contact him/her and request they become a co-sponsor to H.R. 698! Thanks.

Thanks MW for posting this. I will certainly write, though I think David Price would rather lose his Congressional seat than sign on.

Are there ANY Democrats on this list? It doesn't look like it. Only shows that party loyalty is stronger than loyalty, duty or accountability to the American people.

Kate wrote:

I will certainly write, though I think David Price would rather lose his Congressional seat than sign on.

I agree, Rep. David Price, would probably rather sell his first born before signing on as a co-sponsor to this amendment, but it didn't stop me from writing him with my request! We need to run, not walk, to the polls at the first opportunity we have to oust this man from office. I don't know about you, but he sure doesn't represent me.

This man strongly supports S. 2611! Trust me, I've received enough correspondence from his office to know that.

MW, I think I got the same letter you did. I'm appalled actually because I thought he was a fairly reasonable person, at least based on what people I know who know him say about him. He has some other good anti-Bush qualities - like supporting environmental issues, wanting to deal with global warming, etc, but his support for amnesty is a deal breaker.

My rep is on there. Lamar Smith, a standup guy.