anchor baby
noun [ C ] offensive uk/ˈæŋ.kə ˌbeɪ.bi/ us/ˈæŋ.kɚ ˌbeɪ.bi/
锚孩子，定锚婴儿，铁锚宝贝（指因为出身在某国而自动获得该国国籍的婴儿，而其父母却没有该国国籍，无权在该国居住）
a baby who is born in a country that gives all babies born there the right of citizenship, but whose parents are not citizens and do not have the right to live there
Anti-immigration groups have accused her of using the child as a so-called "anchor baby" to keep her in the US. 反对移民的组织指责她利用这个婴儿作为所谓的“铁锚宝贝”以留在美国。
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- Children of illegal immigrants, so-called "anchor babies", can sponsor their parents for legal permanent residency once they reach adulthood.
- There is definitely a charge among some who are opposed to immigration, that immigrants are using these children - the ugly term for it is anchor babies.
- Meanwhile, their 19-year-old daughter and her illegal alien husband produced their own anchor baby.
- They exclude the noncitizen parents of anchor babies from receiving benefits, such as medical care or schooling.