A South African refugee couple is accused of having an “anchor baby”, born in the US after their arrival earlier this year.
The news comes after the first anniversary of the initial group of Afrikaners who resettled in their adoptive country last May.
The group, as well as others who have followed, claimed to have been “racially persecuted” back home. This came after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order geared at assisting white South Africans he believes are facing a “genocide”.
SOUTH AFRICAN COUPLE WELCOME FIRST REFUGEE BABY
Speaking to YouTuber Chris Wyatt, a South African refugee named Wade revealed that he had recently welcomed a baby boy, Jackson, with his partner.
Wade, who works at a truck dealership in Nebraska, bragged that his son was the first refugee baby born in the US.
He arrived in February and now lives in Yankton, South Dakota.
Wyatt joked, “Is that an anchor baby? Now we can’t get rid of you?”
BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
According to the US Constitution, the South African refugee baby would be automatically granted birthright citizenship – despite his parents’ immigration status – as he was born in the country.
Last year, President Trump signed an executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
The order states that automatic citizenship would not be extended to those born in the US under the following circumstances:
- When the mother was unlawfully present in the US, and the father was not a citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the birth
- When the mother’s presence in the US at the time of the birth was lawful but temporary (such as, but not limited to, visiting the United States under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work, or tourist visa), and the father was not a US citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the birth.
