anchor baby n.— «Stein contends undocumented aliens should not be allowed to benefit because they have children born in this country. Turning a blind eye to such issues, Stein asserted, encourages immigrant families to conceive “anchor babies” so...
anchor baby n. a child born of an immigrant in the United States, said to be a device by which a family can find legal foothold in the US, since those children are automatically allowed to choose American citizenship. Also anchor child, a very young...
ditch the line v.— «If the American people were not concerned about people who ditched the line, and jumped in front of people who waited for years, you would have an immigration bill.» —“The O’Reilly Factor: Immigration Boycott” by John Kasich Fox...
frequent flyer n.— «The claimants enter Canada as refugees and leave Canada afterwards to return again as refugees using phoney names, immigration officials said. The multiple claimants have been dubbed “frequent flyers” by officials.» —“Police...
Brown Out n.— «The district’s 2,278 Latino students comprise about 10 percent of the student body. Many businesses planned ahead to observed the boycott also known as “Brown Out” and “A Day Without Latinos.”» —“Utah Latinos rally in the thousands...
jumbo jet people n.pl.— «Now your biggest concern, despite the headlines, really isn’t boat people is it? It’s jumbo jet people who come here on proper visas and then overstay and claim refugee status?» —“Sunday: Philip Ruddock, Immigration &...