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'''Birthright Citizenship''' is the provision where babies born to [[illegal aliens]] in the [[U.S.A.]] get automatic [[citizenship]]. A child born to an illegal immigrants, automatically holds U.S. citizenship. The child born of an illegal alien mother is eligible to sponsor legal immigration for other relatives when the child turns 21 years of age.

'''Birthright Citizenship''' is the argument -- never approved by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] -- that babies physically born in the [[United States]] obtain automatic [[citizenship]] by virtue of their place of birth, even if born to [[illegal aliens]]. Under this theory, a child born to an illegal immigrants automatically holds U.S. citizenship, and that a child born of an illegal alien mother is eligible to sponsor legal immigration for other relatives when the child turns 21 years of age.

 

An argument against '''birthright citizenship''' is the long tradition that children born to foreign diplomats while in the United States do not thereby become [[American]] citizens.  For many years [[American Indians]] -- including those born in the United States -- were not considered to be citizens either.

Some 380,000 children are born in the United States each year to illegal-alien mothers, according to U.S. Census data. <ref>[http://www.numbersusa.com/interests/birthrightcitizenship.htm Anchor Babies] NumbersUSA.com</ref>

Some 380,000 children are born in the United States each year to illegal-alien mothers, according to U.S. Census data. <ref>[http://www.numbersusa.com/interests/birthrightcitizenship.htm Anchor Babies] NumbersUSA.com</ref>