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Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS)
"Anchor Babies TV Ad"
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0:30 ad to run on CNN in IA, SC and CA during the first Democratic presidential debate on Oct. 13, 2015.
Male Announcer: The
presidential candidates talk about anchor babies. But what is an
anchor baby?
It's when an illegal
immigrant gives birth to a baby in the U.S., anchoring the family here.
The baby automatically gets
U.S. citizenship and taxpayer funded benefits, then the parents become
eligible for U.S. citizenship and their extended families too.
300,000 anchor babies born
in the U.S. every year.
See where your candidate
stands at USAnchorBabies.org.
Paid for by Californians
for Population Stabilization.
Notes: Oct. 13, 2015 press
release...
CAPS To Launch Anchor Baby TV Ad
In Presidential Debate In Iowa,
South Carolina And California
Ad Asks
Viewers to Visit USAnchorBabies.org to See Where
Presidential Candidates Stand
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Californians
for Population Stabilization (CAPS) will air a new TV commercial
tomorrow night in CNN's first Democratic Presidential debate. The
commercial is scheduled to air multiple times in the debate across
major markets in Iowa, South Carolina and California. The ad is
designed to help Americans understand what presidential candidates mean
when they reference "anchor babies" and where candidates stand on
granting automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.
More than 300,000 babies are born in the U.S. to illegal
immigrants
each year, about 8% of all U.S. births. Pew Hispanic Research
estimates there are 4 million children residing in the U.S. today who
were born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants.
Under current policy, when a citizen of another country gives
birth
to a child on U.S. soil, whether here as a tourist or illegally, the
baby automatically gets U.S. citizenship along with taxpayer funded
benefits. And once the baby gets citizenship, the parents
eventually
become eligible for U.S. citizenship and benefits too. Then the
parents' extended families can apply for citizenship. The
U.S. and
Canada are the only two developed nations that still allow birthright
citizenship.
"Why should a citizen of another country who has broken our
laws be
rewarded with U.S. citizenship and taxpayer benefits for them, their
children and their extended family?" asked Jo Wideman, Executive
Director of Californians for Population Stabilization. "That's not fair
to those who are following the rules to immigrate here the right
way.
And it's not fair to the American taxpayer either."
Several Presidential candidates have called for ending
birthright
citizenship, citing constitutional scholars who say the current policy
fundamentally misinterprets the citizenship clause in the 14th
amendment. The Supreme Court has also acknowledged that
Congress's
power over naturalization is absolute while judicial power is extremely
limited.
"France, Germany, Japan, the U.K. and most developed
countries
around the world ended birthright citizenship decades ago. It's
time
for the U.S. to end it too," concluded Wideman.
To learn more about CAPS, visit CAPSweb.org. To view the TV commercial, visit USAnchorBabies.org.