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Steve Chapman, writing in the Chicago Tribune, takes a look at the current rage in Wingnut World–repealing the citizenship provisions of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. He skewers the paranoid race-baiting that underlies that effort, including the bizarre fears of Manchurian pregnancies. A nugget:
Sure they are, congressman. And while they’re here, they’re putting LSD in the water supply. Unfortunately, the fear of “anchor babies,” as they are known among anti-immigration activists, is spawning not only weird fantasies but also actual legislation.
The L. A. Times comments on the same topic (emphasis added):
In the event that the legislators’ initiatives are enacted, that precedent surely would lead the Supreme Court to strike them down. Still, these proposals muddy the legal waters in service of a mean-spirited campaign against the children of illegal immigrants. Whether it’s hysteria about “anchor babies” or opposition to the DREAM Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for children brought to this country at a young age, anti-immigrant fervor is unworthy of this society. So is this ill-considered assault on a long-established legal principle.
