Harry Reid: No sane country would allow birthright citizenship

September 20, 1993

If making it easy to be an illegal alien isn’t enough, how about offering a reward for being an illegal immigrant? No sane country would do that, right? Guess again. If you break our laws by entering this country without permission, and give birth to a child, we reward that child with U.S. citizenship and guarantee full access to all public and social services this society provides — and that’s a lot of services. Is it any wonder that two—thirds of the babies born at taxpayer expense in county-run hospitals in Los Angeles are born to illegal alien mothers?

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