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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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1. So why do you never hear Republicans railing against Chinese 'anchor babies'? Why always Mexican?

Reply to TheNutcracker (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2015, 12:26 PM

May 2015

Interesting to learn that the US and Canada are the only industrialized nations to grant 'birthright citizenship'. I don't know why, but I had always assumed that was more common. Live and learn.

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Chinese Maternity Tourists and the Business of Being Born American [View all] TheNutcracker May 2015 OP

So why do you never hear Republicans railing against Chinese 'anchor babies'? Why always Mexican? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #1

Exactly! Perhaps they are laundering monies via this set up? TheNutcracker May 2015 #2