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Party for Socialism and Liberation editorial:
On Jan. 5., anti-immigrant lawmakers from across the country held a press conference in Washington, D.C., announcing new legislation in 14 states aimed at undermining birthright citizenship.
The same racist Arizona lawmakers who authored SB 1070 are introducing a bill that would issue a different type of birth certificate to the children of undocumented immigrants. The Arizona bill would also create a separate definition of “state citizen,” which they then hope to use to deny education and health services to the children of undocumented immigrants.
Using science-fiction language that would be funny were it not so hideously racist, these demagogues claim “illegal alien invaders” have come with a strategy to give birth to “anchor babies,” who will allow them to receive citizenship rights and other benefits later on. Even on its face, the claim is ridiculous. U.S.-born children cannot petition on behalf of their parents until they turn 21 years old, and even then most parents would have to leave the country for another 10 years. Undocumented immigrants do not have children as part of a 31-year plan; they have children for the same reasons every other family does.
Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution under the 14th Amendment. It was passed after the Civil War to overturn the Black Codes used by southern states to virtually re-enslave freed African Americans. It was worded and designed specifically to make citizenship and other civil rights a matter of federal protection. It provided the legal framework for the Civil Rights movement to overthrow Jim Crow segregation a century later. Read more »
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After the announcement of incumbent alderman Gene Schulter’s departure from the 47th ward alderman election, Green Party candidate Matt Reichel has pronounced himself the favorite:
