Through countless decades the use of derogatory terms have split this nation apart. Despite its offensive labeling, dictionaries make “Anchor Baby” accessible therefore, acceptable. For the past year, the public has witnessed the rebirth of “Anchor Baby”. While proving the word disrespects and shames those associated with it, the need to educate the public of its degrading existence is urgently necessary. Therefor, “Anchor Baby” should be abolished because its offensive tone has given politicians popularity, and its constant misuse leaves the rest of the nation in a state of controversy. Oxford Dictionary defines “Anchor Baby” “as a child born to a noncitizen mother in a country which has birthright citizenship, especially when viewed …show more content…
As stated by Dan Stein, president of FAIR, “if there had been a way to challenge the practice (in court), we would have thought of it a few decades ago” (Gomez). In labeling the word as offensive in the dictionary seemed like a narrow issue for the Latino community, William Gheen, president of the Americans for Legal Immigration, states, “The revision of "anchor baby" is no small matter, what's really offensive is how these pro-illegal immigrant groups are telling people how they can talk” (Miller). Furthermore, there is no provision in U.S. immigration law for an American citizen to sponsor a non-nuclear relative (Dalmia). The process is far more difficult to understand. First the child has to reach the age of 21 before sponsoring their parents or single siblings. However, the family members must first wait ten years outside of the United States in order to qualify, and the process can take up to 30 years. Stated in ThePewResearchCenter.com, article “As Growth Stall, Unauthorized Immigrant Population Becomes More Settled”, found that in 2012 more than 70% of immigrants had been living in the country for more than four years before having children (Passel). In addition, parent’s age range from twenty to forty years old, and tilting more towards male than female. Therefore, this eliminates the fact that woman come across the border …show more content…
We have watched Republican presidential candidates argue about a 148-year-old practice that grants people born in this country citizenship. Still after decades of usage, how does the public find a solution by eliminating “Anchor Baby” from future generations? As Brian Zimmer, American linguist and executive producer of Vocabulary.com, points out “There’s nothing specifically about the words themselves that makes them offensive”, he adds “the difficulty is that those pithy words and phrases are much more memorable and work their way into the public consciousness, and once they’re there, they are difficult to dislodge” (Steinmetz). Evidence show the word drifted its way into the dictionary less than ten years ago. By first eliminating it from the Dictionary, the public can disregard its careless usage. Furthermore, the word is not replaced by another, but instead future generation are taught not to label an individual based on their differences. In addition, the media can be used to help broadcast the message. In all, “Anchor Baby” can soon vanish if the Nation starts coexisting in