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    United States The United States and Immigration Policy

    But as @strunkenwhite pointed out, illegal crossings are only a small fraction of actual undocumented immigrants. Overstaying visas is a much bigger issue, and one that would actually be far easier to fix, were it not for the fact that everyone picks a fight over border restrictions and uses up...
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    United States The United States and Immigration Policy

    Yes, that's why "birth tourism" is a thing. Birth tourists have no intent of immigrating to the United States; they just want their kid to have dual citizenship (without any actual attachment or loyalty to our country) for their own benefit. The U.S. has made some moves to crack down on the...
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    United States The United States and Immigration Policy

    It's less a policy, and more a *lack of* policy -- having an "anchor baby" simply has no effect on the deportation process because there is no policy or law that says it *does* have an effect. As far as I can tell, the belief otherwise comes from the belief that there is a hard and fast rule...
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    United States The United States and Immigration Policy

    Contrary to popular misconception, anchor baby families *do already* get deported --a citizen child doesn't have *any* effect on immigration status until they're an adult citizen who can sponsor relatives for a green card.
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