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Tancredo: Illegal immigrants' babies shouldn't be citizens

The Colorado Republican supports a measure that may be added to an immigration bill that would challenge the birthright assured by the 14th Amendment.
"It cheapens the whole concept of citizenship," said Tancredo, R-Littleton. "People are coming here simply for the purpose of having a child here and then, because they're the anchor, they can have all the family come in on that child's ticket. ... There are thousands upon thousands of people who are doing it," he said.
He cited "surprising" momentum behind the plan. A House bill to make the policy change has 77 co-sponsors.
Tancredo wrote Monday to House Majority Leader Roy Blunt, asking for an end to the automatic-citizenship right among dozens of other amendments to legislation on immigrants.