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drmeow

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31. I'd like to see

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:33 AM

Dec 2024

some real data on that. My guess is that the proportion of "come into the country when pregnant or to get pregnant and have a US citizen baby" is extremely small relative to the proportion of tax paying, productive, legal and illegal immigrants who have been in this country for a while and gave birth.

3,747,540 babies were born in the US in 2019. Figuring 14% of the US population are non-citizens (rounding up) and assuming the same proportion of non-citizens give birth each year as citizens (which is probably a faulty assumption) that means (rounding up) about 525,000 of those babies are potentially birth right citizens. How many Russian women would have to have come to the US and given birth in a Trump hotel could meaningfully make a difference?

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Your opinion please. LT Barclay Dec 2024 #18

I'm of a belief a movement does need to have a leader slightlv Dec 2024 #26

So where are we going to get one? There are many possibilities, but I think it would be better if they were outside of LT Barclay Dec 2024 #28

Now you've really identified the problem! slightlv Dec 2024 #32

YES! Absolutely. wnylib Dec 2024 #15

If it goes thru Old Crank Dec 2024 #5

All of his children have one parent who is a citizen. Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #12

I know but some one suggested using Old Crank Dec 2024 #21

Not relevant Cirsium Dec 2024 #23

I haven't heard of that proposal from the MAGA crowd. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #24

Birthright citizenship Cirsium Dec 2024 #22

That's the point I was making. Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #25

I can't wait until he finds out boonecreek Dec 2024 #7

Would my child be under this, considering my wife is here on a green card? AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #8

Don't forget leftieNanner Dec 2024 #11

No. Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #13

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Connecticut will be a bulwark mountain grammy Dec 2024 #10

That impacts a hell of a lot more people than MAGA might think IronLionZion Dec 2024 #19

I have a problem with certain birth right things I've read about. OverBurn Dec 2024 #29

I'd like to see drmeow Dec 2024 #31