Question for American Women: Would you ever have an anchor baby in another country?
Answer:
I'm not sure which other countries have a policy like we do. I wouldn't travel to another country just to have my baby there but if I happened to have the baby somewhere else, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
I thought that America is the only country that does this.
I doubt if I have a baby in France or Germany that it would automatically be a citizen of those countries.
I love the term "anchor baby".
no. i would just like to do the best i can for my kids, which means having them here. and that is a choice i can understand other women making. more power to them.
i want our country to work rather than sweating the small stuff. a baby of any race would be an awesome resource if we threw enough education and healthcare at it.
A friend of mine was born in another country to American parents (she was a military baby and not born on base or in a base hospital) At the age of 21 she was slapped with a huge tax bill because she was a "Citizen". This was on top of the fact she paid taxes in american because she was a "Citizen". You dont get the benefits without being a citizen.
I'm not sure that "anchor babies" hold as much clout in other countries as they do in the U.S. But I don't see the point in having one. If I wanted to live in another country (which I already have done) I would do what I'm supposed to do - get a Visa, work permit, etc. That just makes the most sense to me - be a legit citizen, not some scammer.
Hmmm... Truthfully...
I AM a mother of three. As a mother I would do whatever is necessary to give my child the best possible chance at life. So, I can understand another woman doing this for their child.
Do I believe every woman that is doing this has the childs best interest at heart? No. Without a doubt there are a number of them whos interests are self serving.
Now, as an American woman I would never want to give birth in another country. I can't even begin to imagine any country that can rival my own country under any circumstances.
Your question is moot. Other countries aren't as stupid as America. The babies aren't auto citizens. Besides I would never be in that situation. I obey the law and the illegal alien criminal mothers DON'T!
Being an American woman, born and raised here by parents that immigrated from Mexico when they were teenagers, I would never consider having an "anchor baby" in another country. Why would anyone want to do that if they live here in the US?
I can understand why some of these women do it. Every (well, most) mother wants only the best for their children, and some mothers are willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish that. Some think it's wrong, but if the tables were turned and it were me in that situation, I'm pretty certain I would do the same.
Actually no. I am pregnant now, and already have one child. I can't imagine putting my baby's life in jeopardy by undertaking something so dangerous. Babies are not leverage.
One has a child here so they can stay here themselves.
If I absolutely had to, I'd leave my children with a relative and I would go and send money back. I'd never put their lives in danger. People die all the time in cargo ships or in the desert, I could never forgive myself if that happened to my children. I also can't imagine living in fear of being deported and separated from my children, or sending my children to do what should be my business as an adult. It's just not something a caring parent would do.
no. if i was pregnant i would not travel out of my country.
I'm not a woman but i will like to give you some news, if someone lives iligaly in the USA, and have a baby, this wont come to the point where inmigration can not send this person back just because they baby is a citizen, what hapends is that, if someone with a baby is arested by inmigration, they will find out if there is a famili member that is ligal in the US, so they can take the baby or if there is no family that is ligal to take the baby, inmigration gives the baby to department of the goverment that do all the adoptions and fix all family metters, i dont remember the name of the department. So just because someone have a baby in the US does not mean they cant be deported to they country.
I sympathize with the situation, but no. Why? I used to work as a nurse in Labor and Delivery. I remember very clearly an illegal immigrant woman, driven into labor early by an extremely arduous trip to the states to give birth. The baby had numerous complications, and sadly did not make it. Was the woman upset? Yes, but only because she feared she would have to go home because the baby died. Not a word about her baby. I went home that day and hugged my children, because I can't imagine a mom being so uncaring.
Regardless of whether ladies want to, most countries worth going to no longer allow 'birthright citizenship' your parents must be citizens, too.
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