The 14th Amendment

The plight of Mr. Anaya came to light in your paper over the last weekend. He was born in Texas in 1956 and promptly his parents were given deportation orders, it stated. He spent the next and first (15) fifteen years of his life in Mexico. This makes him a citizen of Mexico!

He claims an American citizenship due only to his birth in Texas.

In 1866, Sen. Jacob Howard clearly spelled out the intent of the 14th Amendment by stating: "Every person born within the limits of the US, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the US. This will not include persons born in the US who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors of foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the US." This understanding was reaffirmed by Sen. Edward Cowan, who stated: "(A foreigner in the US) has a right to the protection of the laws; but he is not a citizen in the ordinary since of the word."

Yesterday's paper stated that Adam Putnam's office arranged with Miami to get the passport for him.

Now it turns out that his Momma lives in Okeechobee and not Mexico. I submit he can get into Mexico anytime he likes because he is a citizen but he cannot get back here without a passport!

Under law, people born here to illegal immigrant parents are not citizens. Anchor babies is a term started in the 60's by our liberal elected officials who want illegals here for their own greedy reasons. They are killing this country and trying to take away our sovereignty.

Brenda Heigl
Avon Park