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Anchor baby - Definition |
| Related Words: Anchorage, Annex, Belay, Berth, Bivouac, Bridle, Camp, Catch, Cement, Chain, Clamp, Clinch, Colonize, Cramp |
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An anchor baby is a child born in a country specifically to receive citizenship rights, and thereby 'anchor' the child's family to the country in which it was born. Immigration reductionists often cite this practice as a demonstration of a failure in a nation's immigration policy.
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