One in fifteen kids in U.S. have illegal-immigrant parents

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Though illegal immigrants are only 4 percent of the U.S. population, their offspring make up about 7 percent of all children under 18 in the country, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center.

About four out of five of those children were born in the country and are U.S. citizens. In total, 4 million U.S.-born children have at least one illegal immigrant parent. Some anti-illegal immigration activists call these children "anchor babies," a derogatory term that means the child anchors his illegal-immigrant parents to the country.

Meanwhile, a CNN poll finds that 49 percent of Americans approve of amending the Constitution to prevent U.S.-born children from automatically being granted citizenship if their parents are in the country illegally.

 

It's unclear if either of these findings will have an effect on the push by some Republican senators to hold hearings on the 14th amendment and its citizenship provisions.

Meanwhile, the 1.1 million children with illegal-immigrant parents who are not U.S. citizens may face a struggle to obtain legal status as adults. Immigrant college students who entered the country illegally as children may qualify for legal status if Congress passes the Dream Act. In the photo above, a ten-year-old demonstrates on behalf of its passage.

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A crowd of people hoping to get federal housing assistance became unruly Wednesday morning with reports of fights breaking out in the crowd.

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Vino Wong, vwong@ajc.com Crowds swarm at Tri-Cities Plaza in East Point on Wednesday morning as people try to apply for Section 8 housing.

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Mike Morris/AJC, Mike Morris/AJC Crowds line up for housing vouchers in East Point on Wednesday morning.

Thousands of people were lined up at the Tri-Cities shopping center, hoping to apply for a voucher from the East Point Housing Authority that will give them a discount on their rent.
People began lining up at the shopping center two days ago, and by Wednesday morning the crowd had grown to over 1,000 people. East Point police, some wearing riot helmets, were patrolling the area. Firefighters and EMTs were attending to people who were overheating in the sun. College Park police and firefighters were also assisting in crowd control.

Felecia McGhee told the AJC she arrived around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. She said the major problem began when people started breaking into the line and officials started moving the areas where they were handing out applications. She said she saw at least two small children trampled when the crowd rushed the building where the applications were to be handed out.
"It's a real mess out here," she said.
Channel 2 Action News reporter Mike Petchenik  said fights were breaking out and police had to stop people who were storming the door.

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