Sen. Lindsay Graham Talks Tough on Anchor Babies

"A U.S. senator and a state lawmaker in Arizona, both central players in the battle over immigration law, separately proposed this week that "birthright" citizenship be denied to the children of illegal immigrants. They said the change would help stem the flood of illegal border crossings," the Wall Street Journal reports.

"'People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child,' Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) said Wednesday night on Fox News. 'That shouldn't be the case. That attracts people here for all the wrong reasons.' Mr. Graham is a onetime partner with Democrats in crafting a proposed overhaul of immigration laws."

[FAIR Comment: Graham supported adoption of a Constitutional amendment to change the 14th Amendment provision regarding U.S. citizenship. FAIR's view is think that "birthright" citizenship can be ended by an act of Congress and believes that avenue should be pursued first. A Constitutional amendment should be initiated only if the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the act of Congress unconstitutional.]