http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/anchorbabies/ en-us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:44:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2472098/posts First there was Korean birth tourism, where pregnant Korean women would come to the United States as tourists in order to ensure their babies were U.S. citizens. Then Tucson hospitals started offering "birth packages" to expectant Mexican mothers. And now, this: With more Turkish parents wanting their child to be born in the US, tourism companies are starting to offer 'birth tourism' packages to US cities. Many women say giving birth in the US has benefits including cheaper education and fewer visa worries. Some Americans, however, want to restrict the practice, citing fears of illegal migration... Arrrrrrghhhhh! For many people,... National Review - The Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2472098/posts#comment Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:44:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470631/posts With more Turkish parents wanting their child to be born in the US, tourism companies are starting to offer ‘birth tourismÂ’ packages to US cities. Many women say giving birth in the US has benefits including cheaper education and fewer visa worries. Some Americans, however, want to restrict the practice, citing fears of illegal migration If Bruce SpringsteenÂ’s 1982 hit “Born in the USA” were to become popular again, the title might now refer to thousands of Turkish children whose parents are increasingly traveling to the United States to give birth. According to tourism expert Gürkan Boztepe and media sources,... Hurriyet Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470631/posts#comment Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:12:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2457463/posts Figures released by the Department of Public Health on Monday found that about 35 babies were born for every 1,000 mothers aged 15 to 19 in 2008. That was down by about two births per 1,000 from the previous year. There were 51,704 babies born to California teen mothers in 2008. Hispanic teens had the highest birth rate but it still declined. Asian teens had the lowest. California's teen birth rate has been declining for the past decade. In 1991, the rate was nearly 71 per 1,000. cbs2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2457463/posts#comment Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:38:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2453475/posts There are few more basic tenets in the U.S. Constitution than this: If you're born in the U.S., you're a citizen. But as we all know it gets a bit more complicated for some when you add illegal immigrants into the equation. Some of you on this blog have called for a crackdown on birthright citizenship. You say far too many immigrants enter the U.S. illegally and have children here. HOUSTON CHRONICLE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2453475/posts#comment Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:38:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2451827/posts Republican lawmakers in Congress are sponsoring a bill that seeks to abolish birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents. Federal law automatically grants citizenship to any person born on American soil, regardless of the immigration status of the child's parents. Supporters of the bill say that many people come to this country for the express purpose of having children who are American citizens, making the family eligible for welfare and other government benefits. "You have many people coming to this country illegally," said Rep. Gary Miller, R-Brea, a co-sponsor of the legislation. "They come... Daily Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2451827/posts#comment Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:38:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2444283/posts When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant. They sent a warning on Twitter that went like this: We have a snitch in our midst. Law enforcement officials say gangs are making greater use of Twitter and Facebook, where they sometimes post information that helps agents identify gang associates and learn more about their organizations. And gang members sometimes turn the tables, asking contacts across their extended networks for help identifying undercover police officers. Gang use of... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2444283/posts#comment Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:06:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2437630/posts The sunny, happy Dominican Republic of international tourist promotions seemed a bit less cordial on the road out of Haiti. Along the way, soldiers brandishing black assault weapons manned 11 military checkpoints. (snip) In December, the Dominican congress approved a constitutional amendment clearly aimed at its 800,000 residents of Haitian descent. When the amendment is finalized, the children of illegal immigrants born in the D.R. will no longer be classified as citizens. Varma said the denial of citizenship not only applies to children of illegal immigrants, but also to subsequent generations. Most ethnic Haitian newborns were already recorded in the... The Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2437630/posts#comment Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:37:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434243/posts Around 1,000 pregnant women who are illegal immigrants will no longer receive prenatal services through the federal-state Medicaid program, beginning in early spring, according to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services leaders. The prenatal care issue creates a conflict between two state goals: On the immigration front, senators have wanted to make certain that illegal immigrants do not get any public benefits, passing strong anti-immigration legislation (LB403) last year. Because of the strong pro-life sentiment, Nebraska also has provided Medicaid coverage for all pregnant women, regardless of their immigration status. The assumption is that the prenatal coverage also is... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434243/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:12:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2423148/posts More than two dozen youths and advocates gathered in front of the criminal courts building in downtown Los Angeles to support two young males who were sentenced today to 50 years to life in prison for a fatal drive-by shooting. A jury convicted Steven Menendez, 17, and Jose Garcia, 19, of murder in July in the March 2007 death of 16-year-old Danny Saavedra. Saavedra was playing basketball in the 500 block of 82nd Street in South Los Angeles when he was shot in what police described as a gang-related attack. Afterward, officers pursued a vehicle matching the description of the... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2423148/posts#comment Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:22:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404619/posts Too crude? Too absurd? Too biased and racist against white people? Not if you are NBC and Law & Order. In the past, the writers of Law & Order and their "sister" shows like SVU have gone out on the PC limb. If you are of the white race and believe in God, then you too can be the target of Law & Order. If you believe in the right to own a firearm or say that you do not believe in homosexuality, Law & Order writers are aiming a bull's eye at you. Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404619/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:11:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388293/posts The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning parents across the state that violent Mexican cartels and transnational gangs are actively recruiting Texas youngsters in schools and communities. These criminal organizations are luring teens with the prospect of cars, money and notoriety, and promise them that if they are arrested, they will receive light sentences. The gangs are responsible for massive drug deals and related slayings, and authorities say that they will often use youths in their crimes because juveniles are typically treated with more leniency by the criminal justice system. Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388293/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:04:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374324/posts LOS ANGELES—More than a quarter of English learners don't make it into mainstream classes by the eighth grade in Los Angeles and most of those who don't were born in the United States, according to a study released Wednesday. The study by Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California showed 29 percent of English learners in the Los Angeles Unified School District were still in these classes in the eighth grade. More than half of these students were born in the United States and were in classes for English learners for more than eight years. "They're staying... AP via San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374324/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:39:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373579/posts RICHMOND, California — Four teens were charged Wednesday in the gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in Northern California, in an attack that has generated widespread outrage. All four — ages 15, 16, 17 and 19 — were charged with rape and enhancements that they acted in concert, which could make them eligible for life in prison. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373579/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:35:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334801/posts Rosalio Reta: "I liked the lifestyle... killing people" Prisoner 1447523's name is Rosalio Reta. He was born and raised in Texas. By the age of 13 he was an assassin for one of Mexico's drug cartels. Convicted of two murders (he says he killed many more), he will probably spend the rest of his life behind bars. Hanging around with his friends in Mexico (in the border areas many people frequently cross over on business and pleasure), one told him his brother worked for a cartel. "I thought it was cool. Got involved. That's how everything started. There's no way... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334801/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:41:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329185/posts More girls under 15 give birth in Houston than any other U.S. city, according to a new national report, and many of the city's teen moms have additional children before they turn 20. The report by the research organization Child Trends found that there were 20 percent more babies born to girls 14 or younger in Houston than in New York and Los Angeles in 2006 and that 24 percent of all Houston's teen births were repeat births that year, the latest for which data is available. Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329185/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 04:40:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2326788/posts Are "anchor babies" eligible at 35 to be POTUS? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2326788/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:17:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291469/posts The measure would end public benefits to illegal residents, challenge the citizenship of their U.S.-born children, cut welfare payments to those children and impose new birth certificate requirements. The target: Illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children who receive public benefits. The plan: a California ballot initiative that would end public benefits for illegal immigrants, cut off welfare payments for their children and impose new rules for birth certificates. "We will be out in full force to qualify this initiative," said Barbara Coe, who helped develop Proposition 187, the 1994 measure that would have ended benefits to illegal immigrants but was... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291469/posts#comment Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:50:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290096/posts Medical tourism usually involves U.S. citizens going abroad to obtain low-cost care for serious conditions. Now one Tucson, Arizona hospital is fighting back by marketing its delivery room to Mexican mothers-to-be. And those who choose to come north to give birth get something extra no other country can offer: U.S. citizenship for their child. According to the Arizona Daily Star, for almost 30 years hospitals in the Southwest have served expectant mothers from other countries that come here to give birth, taking advantage of the Immigration and Nationality Act that makes anyone born in the U.S. a citizen. AOL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290096/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:04:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284011/posts Border hospitals are legally selling American citizenship. Tucson Medical Center (TMC) in Arizona is in effect selling American citizenship for the babies of wealthy Mexicans. The TMC has been luring rich Mexican women to its maternity facilities to give birth. This sounds like normal business practice until you look closer. The TMC package advertises the latest equipment and accommodations, but the real draw to giving birth in Tucson is an American birth certificate. The hospital isn’t selling cleaner bed pans. It’s selling United States citizenship for a newborn little Mexican prince or princess. This is an old and common practice... The Collins Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284011/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:07:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276424/posts A Tucson hospital's health-care package promises affluent Mexican women the chance to have their babies in posh surroundings with access to the latest medical equipment. But the marketing materials leave out a key draw in the arrangement: U.S. citizenship for the newborn. Tucson Medical Center's "birth package" gives an official nod to a generations-old practice of wealthy Mexican women coming to U.S. hospitals to give birth. Mexican families do the same thing at all local hospitals, but TMC is the only one actively recruiting their business. The practice is legal, but offensive to some advocates of tougher U.S. immigration standards. Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276424/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:00:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260020/posts Hispanics now make up 22% of all children under the age of 18 in the United States--up from 9% in 1980--and as their numbers have grown, their demographic profile has changed. A majority (52%) of the nation's 16 million Hispanic children are now "second generation," meaning they are the U.S.-born sons or daughters of at least one foreign-born parent, typically someone who came to this country in the immigration wave from Mexico, Central America and South America that began around 1980. Some 11% of Latino children are "first generation"--meaning they themselves are foreign-born. And 37% are "third generation or higher"--meaning... Pew Hispanic Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260020/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 19:14:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260072/posts More than one in five of all children in the United States are Hispanic – a significant jump from 29 years ago when only about 9 percent of children were Latino, according to a Pew Hispanic report released today. The study, called "Latino Children: A majority are U.S.-Born offspring of Immigrants," states that more than half of the nation's 16 million Latino children are now "second generation," which means they are the U.S.-born children of at least one foreign-born parent. In California the number of second generation Latino children is 62 percent. Orange County Register (CA) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260072/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 20:22:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250097/posts Unmarried mothers gave birth to 4 out of every 10 babies born in the United States in 2007, a share that is increasing rapidly both here and abroad, according to government figures released Wednesday. Before 1970, most unmarried mothers were teenagers. But in recent years the birthrate among unmarried women in their 20s and 30s has soared — rising 34 percent since 2002, for example, in women ages 30 to 34. In 2007, women in their 20s had 60 percent of all babies born out of wedlock, teenagers had 23 percent and women 30 and older had 17 percent. Much... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250097/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250001/posts Jack O'Connell, the state superintendent of schools, released the new high school dropout rate Tuesday, declaring it to be "a very slight improvement" over the previous year. The new number, however, merely provides new grist for the never-ending debate over how well – or how poorly – our schools are performing their basic function... The California Dropout Research Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara, tabbed L.A. Unified's dropout rate at more than 50 percent, but the district paid for its own research last year and claimed it was under 26 percent – a few days before O'Connell's department... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250001/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 14:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245596/posts CONCORD — A fight between two groups ended with the stabbing of one man, and the beating of another with a baseball bat, police said. The fight began as an argument between the two groups of about seven men at 6:15 p.m. at Willow Pass Park on East Olivera Road, Lt. Darrell Graham said. A 22-year-old man was stabbed in the neck and suffered minor injuries. Another unidentified man was struck in the head with a bat, but ran away with the rest of the suspects as police arrived. The victim who was stabbed was taken to John Muir Medical... Contra Costa Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245596/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 20:57:47 GMT