Illegal immigrants having children in the U.S. are called “terror babies” by Texas Republicans who would like for the U.S. constitution to repeal the 14th amendment. Because the 14th amendment is in place, any person born within the U.S. gets U.S. citizenship. All of the illegal immigrants coming to America pregnant to have their babies are being paid by taxpayers, says Louie Gohmert, Texas congressman, and Debbie Riddle who’s the state representative. Then they take their little U.S. citizens home to be trained as deadly sleeper agents, who return as an adults to attack from within.
Terror babies having a conspiracy
CNN’s Anderson Cooper talked all about the conspiracy theory about terror babies. Riddle and Gohmert, Texas republicans, said “former FBI officials” told them all the info on terror babies. Terror babies are the reason why Gohmert would like to change the 14th amendment. Riddle said foreign women are having babies within the U.S. “with the nefarious purpose of turning them into little terrorists, who’ll then come back to the U.S. and do us harm.”
When pressed by Cooper, neither could provide any evidence of the existence of terror babies. Riddle complained on camera that before the taping not a soul warned her that she would have to come up with actual facts during the interview.
Fat chance these terrorists exist
When thinking about how the law is set up, says Think Progress, there isn’t really much of a chance for there to be terror babies like these. The process to obtain a tourist visa to the U.S. is rigorous. The U.S. has fingerprints, photos and evidence of the purpose of the trip for these people also as having had an interview with an officer who works at the U.S. embassy. While you will find immigrant women — documented and undocumented — who have babies in the U.S. who become American citizens, their purpose within the country is generally to work.
Anchor babies a slow boat to citizenship
Republican senators argue more about “anchor babies” than terror babies saying “birthright citizenship” is not right and the 14th amendment should be rewritten It isn’t easier becoming a U.S. citizen by having an anchor baby in the U.S., reports PolitiFact. It will take numerous more than 30 years to do it. Until children are 21, children can’t sponsor their parents in the country. If the parents seeking sponsorship happen to be illegal immigrants, they must return home for 10 years before applying to re-enter the U.S.
FBI evidence a fabrication}
Gohmert and Riddle told this terror babies story to CNN when Cooper then turned around and interviewed an FBI’s assistant director in international operations who served from 2004 to 1008 named Tom Fuentes. Fuentes said there was never a credible report on terror babies. The Texas Tribune got on this with Elise Hu who wanted to know about any records made between a former FBI agent and Riddle. Evidently the records were never made.
Additional reading
YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=jUA7obmYvPk
CNN
cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/13/navarrette.terror.babies/
Think Progress
thinkprogress.org/2010/08/13/gohmert-terrorists-immigration/
PolitiFact
politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/aug/06/lindsey-graham/illegal-immigrants-anchor-babies-birthright/
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