[FrogBurger]

There is no such thing as an "anchor baby" in France, or anywhere else outside the United States, for that matter.

Why do you say that?

A child born in France is a citizen, and so cannot be deported, and since a child needs parents, his illegal parents aren't going to be deported either. At least that's the legal reasoning in Cheeseland.

[Castlebar]

Why do you say that? A child born in France is a citizen, and so cannot be deported, and since a child needs parents, his illegal parents aren't going to be deported either. At least that's the legal reasoning in Cheeseland.

From the EU website detailing such matters:

French nationality

Any child born to at least one parent who is a French national has automatic French nationality (whether born in France or abroad).

A child born in France, where neither parent is French may receive French nationality (on request) at age 18 years if they are resident in France.

A child who has lived in France for at least five years from the age 11 onwards may receive French nationality (on request) at age 18 years.

We - are as far as I know -the only nation with such a policy.