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anchor baby

noun

  1. (derogatory) person born in the United States to non-citizen parents
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. A child born to a non-citizen mother in the United States or another country that grants birthright citizenship (cf. jus soli), and who, as a citizen, can help their parents and other family members gain citizenship or permanent residency.

    “In the US each year, hundreds of thousands of anchor babies are born to illegal-alien mothers.”

    “I suppose you're going to tell me all about the stupidity of the gringos. By the way, you're one of them, anchor baby. Once your folks swam the river and had you over here, you started getting all the freebies, right?”