1-in-15 kids in U.S. has illegal immigrant parent

Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
August 13, 2010

• A d v e r t i s e m e n t

About one out of every 15 children in the United States was born to a family where at least one parent is in this country illegally, according to a new report today.

And four out of five of them are “anchor babies,” the Pew Hispanic Center concluded.

The figures, which the organization calculated based on 2009 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, are the best estimates to date of the scope of the issue which has resulted in calls to amend the U.S. Constitution to deny automatic citizenship to children solely by virtue of their birth within this country.

Fresh food that lasts from eFoods Direct (Ad)

That percentage of children of illegal immigrant parents might be increasing.

Read entire article

This article was posted: Friday, August 13, 2010 at 1:31 pm

---

---

---

---