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From the 80th Legislature
HB 28
Children of Illegal Immigrants Retribution Bill
Berman
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Unconstitutional
by SoniaS on Dec 15, 2006 18:07:23
14th amendment:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
What part of that doesn't Berman understand? Let's punish the children for the sins of the parents type of legislation.
Don't feed the trolls
by jeweke on Dec 15, 2006 20:46:27
But isn't that the whole point? It’s a law that will never a) pass or b) stand judicial scrutiny, so Berman gets a lot attention and never has to worry about the real repercussions of the language. It’s a pure demagogic media play. Like a temper tantrum, the best response is to ignore it.
Get rid of the anchor baby loophole
by MEGABITE on Jan 23, 2007 7:49:20
Illegals know good and well
that they have a greater chance of staying the more anchor babies they have. We need to
get rid of that incentive,
it's ridiculous. Just like the
news story of the pregnant Mexican woman crossing the desert trying to make it to the border to deliver on our
side. See what's happening?
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Summary
HB 28 says that any person born to illegal immigrant parents may not benefit from state services even though they are by birth American citizens.A common assertion of anti-immigration activists is that many immigrants from Mexico and Latin America come to the U.S. to have 'anchor' babies that can then benefit from the American social programs. This bill aims to reduce illegal immigration by eliminating the lure of social assistance (sometimes called 'welfare dependency') to potential illegal border crossers.
According to a news report, a similar bill was proposed in the Texas Lege in 1986( citation?) and ruled unconstitutional because it denied equal protection to American citizens.
Governor Perry's Position
Gov. Perry in a message of support for immigration reform that provides for a guest worker program revealed that he does not favor Rep. Berman's bill.News Articles
Star Telegram: Perry delves into immigration reform, urges guest worker IDs
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