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Article: Will debate about citizenship be settled in court or Congress? (giving citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.)
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- Insight on the News
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- October 7, 1996
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According to health officials, about 100,000 children are born yearly to illegal aliens in Califonia's state hospitals, running up a tab of some $300 million for state taxpayers. That does not include welfare benefits for which the families qualify by virtue of the newborn's automatic U.S. citizenship.
It's time, say some politicians, to take away the "carrot" of birthright citizenship.
"Some 25 percent of babies in public hospitals in the U.S. are born to illegal aliens," maintains Rep. Steve Stockman, a Texas Republican, though his figures are disputed by Hispanic groups. "We offer all these carrots like public assistance, so it's naive to think that ...