Fewer Babies Born to Unauthorized Immigrants

About 295,000 babies were born to unauthorized-immigrant parents in 2013, making up 8 percent of the 3.9 million U.S. births that year, according to a new, preliminary Pew Research Center estimate based on the latest available federal government data. [...]in recent years, some politicians have call...

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Published inNational journal (1975)
Main Author D'VERA COHN, Pew Research Center, JEFFREY S PASSEL
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Journal Group, LLC 11.09.2015
Subjects
Adults
Births
Citizenship
Parents & parenting
Population
United States > US
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Summary:About 295,000 babies were born to unauthorized-immigrant parents in 2013, making up 8 percent of the 3.9 million U.S. births that year, according to a new, preliminary Pew Research Center estimate based on the latest available federal government data. [...]in recent years, some politicians have called for repeal of birthright citizenship, including Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who says that so-called anchor babies are a magnet for illegal immigration.
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ISSN:0360-4217
1943-4553