anchor baby

[ ang-ker bey-bee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Disparaging and Offensive.

a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.

First recorded in 1995–2000; from the parents' intent to “anchor” themselves and not be deported

Have a kid here –what some pejoratively refer to as an “anchor baby” – and it is tougher to be deported.

So Cruz had it whether he wanted it or not—and he could, in fact, have been considered a Canadian anchor baby.

The recall may be the only way to stop the "anchor baby" bill; passage of the legislation is likely a slam dunk.

Anchor baby n. an American-born child of illegal immigrants.

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