Anchor Baby

An "Anchor Baby" is a term referring to a child that was born in the United States to parents (most particularly the mother) that are considered undocumented. Under the 14th Amendment, this automatically makes the child and undocumented mother United States citizens. There is an estimated 300,000 "anchor babies" born in the United States every year.

Recently, President Donald Trump has enacted "zero-tolerance" policies, which in turn has separated many children (many of which are "anchor babies") from their parents, all in a plan to slow down mass-immigration. Many of the parents detained are being held in ICE detention centers. At least 2,000 minors were separated from their parents between mid-April and late-May of 2018. Jeff Sessions supports this, although the article claims that there are no laws saying that families and children must be separated. As usual, Trump posted on Twitter that it's the fault of the Democrats, despite the fact that Evangelical Republicans rule the country at all major levels. Former First Lady Laura Bush says she is "heartbroken" over the separation of children, some under the age of 4, and believes the "zero-tolerance policy" is cruel. . If this cabinet really wants to deport people, the least they could do is send the parents back with the children, rather than separate them.