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Can you post evidence of American citizens being repatriated (children born here)? I thought birthright citizenship made this much more challenging, spawning pr

• mataug 5y ago
  If the parents of the children have to leave the country, the children are not going to stay back. A child cannot sponsor their parents for immigration benefits until they reach the age of 21. Anchor babies is a talking point to stir up controversy, and cause fear of immigrants.
• stadium 5y ago
  I am not an expert, but in the US I believe that children may have citizenship by birth, but the parents may still be on a visa for some time. But most parents aren't going to leave their kids behind. The situation is improved when a green card (permanent residency) is obtained. Then employment is not required to remain in the country.
  • mataug 5y ago
    Employment based PR depends on luck. If someone was lucky enough to be born outside of India / China, they will likely get their PR within 1 - 3 yrs. Otherwise they have to do everything in their power to stay in the good graces of their Manager, and skip level for decade(s).
• jfrunyon 5y ago
  A citizen must live in the US for long enough, and be old enough, before they are allowed to sponsor their family for residence. There's also no guarantee that their family would actually get their permit even if they pay the thousands of dollars and file the bajillion forms needed etc.