California taxpayers paid for 74,987 deliveries to illegal immigrant mothers in 1994 (the latest year figures are available), at a total cost of $215.2 million or about 36 percent of all Medi-Cal funded births. But for a vast majority of these families the free ride didn't end there. Babies born on U.S. soil automatically become U.S. citizens and are entitled to welfare, food stamps, Social Security benefits and other entitlement programs. Congressman Miller helped co-author a bill to deny automatic citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants, but Democrats have fought the measure

 

God bless democrats. I'm so proud to be one.

 

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Haha, I was expecting a more radical response spewing foul names and what not. Nice to meet someone who doesn't do that, concerning politics. I salute you.

 

If all you got for your 'advanced' education is foul language,why would I bother? Just proves my point,& your illiteracy

 

I do believe I saw a story or maybe I read it... Somewhere about people getting upset because there was one of these places in their neighborhood. Koreans and whatnot were getting pregnant and paying $6K to stay in one of these places. Then they have the baby here in the US and because it's born here it's technically a US citizen. Then when the child turns 21 he/she can petition for estranged citizenship for the parents (Or something of that nature). Big risk to take just to try to come to the US after 21 years...

 

I hear there is talk of a bill being introduced in Congress that would put a stop to illegals giving birth to automatic US citizens. Thats just fine by me!