Heck’s Hypocritical & Hateful Rhetoric On Birthright Citizenship
Heck’s Own Birthright Citizenship
Heck Was An American Citizen Due To Birthright Citizenship
Heck’s American Citizenship Was Due To His Immigrant Great-Grandparents Traveling To The US, Giving Birth To His Grandfather, And One Week After, “Moved Back To Italy”
2010 AUDIO: Heck Admitted He Was An American Because He Was “The Grandson Of Someone Who Became A Citizen Through Birthright Citizenship.” In an interview on KNPR: “HECK: Well, the fact is, and I can say this being the grandson of someone who became a citizen through birthright citizenship. My grandfather’s family was on vacation here when he was born. And the week after he was born, they moved back to Italy, and ultimately when he emigrated to the United States, he was able to because he had birthright citizenship. So it’s not an issue that’s foreign to me.” [KNPR, 5/20/10]
2010 AUDIO: Heck Said His Immigrant Family Traveled To The United States And “The Week After” His Grandfather “Was Born They Moved Back To Italy.” In an interview on KNPR: “HECK: Well, the fact is, and I can say this being the grandson of someone who became a citizen through birthright citizenship. My grandfather’s family was on vacation here when he was born. And the week after he was born they moved back to Italy, and ultimately when he emigrated to the United States, he was able to because he had birthright citizenship. So it’s not an issue that’s foreign to me.” [KNPR,5/20/10]
Heck’s Grandfather “Was Able To” Come To The United States “Because He Had Birthright Citizenship”
2010 AUDIO: Heck Said He Was An American Because His Grandfather “Was Able To” Come To The United States “Because He Had Birthright Citizenship.” In an interview on KNPR: “HECK: Well, the fact is, and I can say this being the grandson of someone who became a citizen through birthright citizenship. My grandfather’s family was on vacation here when he was born. And the week after he was born they moved back to Italy, and ultimately when he emigrated to the United States, he was able to because he had birthright citizenship. So it’s not an issue that’s foreign to me.” [KNPR,5/20/10]
Heck On Birthright Citizenship
Heck’s Repeated Attacks On Birthright Citizenship
2015: Heck Said Immigrants Created A “Pregnancy Industry” In The United States
September 2015 AUDIO: Heck Said Immigrants Had Created A “Pregnancy Industry” In The United States. According to a video posted by the Nevada State Democratic Party, “HECK: there’s been a lot of debate, over whether or not the interpretation of the 14th amendment by the Supreme Court that stated anybody born in the United States is automatically a citizen. There’s been a lot of discussion as to whether that could be changed simply by a law. Right? Because it’s a Supreme Court interpretation of the Constitution, on that Constitutional amendment. And so there are folks, much smarter than I am, on Constitutional law, that are looking at that issue. QUESTIONER: Well, do you support that or not? HECK: “Well, I think the issue is, that, the pregnancy industry that we’ve seen, where there are folks that are coming – that are specifically coming from foreign countries – not an immigrant who’s coming to America to try to stay here – but somebody’s who’s coming solely for the purpose of having a baby, and then within two, three weeks, going back to their home country, that’s what we’ve gotta go after. That’s an illicit business that’s capitalizing on American generosity. And that’s where we’ve got to concentrate our efforts, I believe.” [YouTube Video – Nevada State Democratic Party, 9/22/15]
- September 2015 AUDIO: Heck Said Immigrants Were “Coming Solely For The Purpose Of Having A Baby, And Then Within Two, Three Weeks, Going Back To Their Home Country.”According to a video posted by the Nevada State Democratic Party, “HECK: there’s been a lot of debate, over whether or not the interpretation of the 14thamendment by the Supreme Court that stated anybody born in the United States is automatically a citizen. There’s been a lot of discussion as to whether that could be changed simply by a law. Right? Because it’s a Supreme Court interpretation of the Constitution, on that Constitutional amendment. And so there are folks, much smarter than I am, on Constitutional law, that are looking at that issue. QUESTIONER: Well, do you support that or not? HECK: “Well, I think the issue is, that, the pregnancy industry that we’ve seen, where there are folks that are coming – that are specifically coming from foreign countries – not an immigrant who’s coming to America to try to stay here – but somebody’s who’s coming solely for the purpose of having a baby, and then within two, three weeks, going back to their home country, that’s what we’ve gotta go after. That’s an illicit business that’s capitalizing on American generosity. And that’s where we’ve got to concentrate our efforts, I believe.” [YouTube Video – Nevada State Democratic Party, 9/22/15]
2015: Heck Attacked Immigrants For Creating An “Illicit” Industry Of Immigrant Pregnancies In The United States That Was “Capitalizing On American Generosity”
September 2015 AUDIO: Heck Said Immigrants Had Started An “Illicit Business” Of Immigrant Pregnancies In The United States. According to “HECK: there’s been a lot of debate, over whether or not the interpretation of the 14th amendment by the Supreme Court that stated anybody born in the United States is automatically a citizen. There’s been a lot of discussion as to whether that could be changed simply by a law. Right? Because it’s a Supreme Court interpretation of the Constitution, on that Constitutional amendment. And so there are folks, much smarter than I am, on Constitutional law, that are looking at that issue. QUESTIONER: Well, do you support that or not? HECK: “Well, I think the issue is, that, the pregnancy industry that we’ve seen, where there are folks that are coming – that are specifically coming from foreign countries – not an immigrant who’s coming to America to try to stay here – but somebody’s who’s coming solely for the purpose of having a baby, and then within two, three weeks, going back to their home country, that’s what we’ve gotta go after. That’s an illicit business that’s capitalizing on American generosity. And that’s where we’ve got to concentrate our efforts, I believe.” [YouTube Video – Nevada State Democratic Party, 9/22/15]
September 2015 AUDIO: Heck Said That Immigrants Were “Capitalizing On American Generosity.” According to “HECK: there’s been a lot of debate, over whether or not the interpretation of the 14th amendment by the Supreme Court that stated anybody born in the United States is automatically a citizen. There’s been a lot of discussion as to whether that could be changed simply by a law. Right? Because it’s a Supreme Court interpretation of the Constitution, on that Constitutional amendment. And so there are folks, much smarter than I am, on Constitutional law, that are looking at that issue. QUESTIONER: Well, do you support that or not? HECK: “Well, I think the issue is, that, the pregnancy industry that we’ve seen, where there are folks that are coming – that are specifically coming from foreign countries – not an immigrant who’s coming to America to try to stay here – but somebody’s who’s coming solely for the purpose of having a baby, and then within two, three weeks, going back to their home country, that’s what we’ve gotta go after. That’s an illicit business that’s capitalizing on American generosity. And that’s where we’ve got to concentrate our efforts, I believe.” [YouTube Video – Nevada State Democratic Party, 9/22/15]
2010: Heck Said Immigrants Created A “Pregnancy Industry” In The United States
2010 AUDIO: Heck Said The US Had To Confront The “Problem” Of Immigrants Willfully Coming To The Country To “Deliver A Child To Gain Citizenship.” In an interview on KNPR: “HECK: Well, the fact is, and I can say this being the grandson of someone who became a citizen through birthright citizenship. My grandfather’s family was on vacation here when he was born. And the week after he was born, they moved back to Italy, and ultimately when he emigrated to the United States, he was able to because he had birthright citizenship. So it’s not an issue that’s foreign to me. But I think when you look at how that’s being utilized, and we see it happening along the southern border, where individuals are coming across the border specifically to deliver their child, to get birthright citizenship. And I think that poses a problem for us here in the United States when that’s the prime purpose of – it’s not like you were here for another event, for another occasion and happened to deliver a baby here. This is willful coming across the border to deliver a child to gain citizenship. HOST: But how many times does that happen? I mean, how many children were born like that each year, where someone slips over the border – maybe to Tuscon or Calexico, or to San Diego, and takes advantage of that. How often does that really happen? HECK: I think if you really look at every child that’s here that has birthright citizenship, that’s what’s happened. They’ve come across the border. Even if they had been here – perhaps up to a year, illegally working, and then had a child while here, that’s still the same ultimate process.” [KNPR, 5/20/10]
Hateful “Anchor Babies” Rhetoric
Heck Endorsed The Debate Revoking Birthright Citizenship Of “Anchor Babies”
National Journal: In Congress, Heck Endorsed The Debate Over Revoking Birthright Citizenship Of “Anchor Babies.” According to the National Journal, “And although Heck tried to introduce his own version of the Dream Act—which would make such children eligible for U.S. citizenship if they earned a college degree or served in the military—he has also endorsed a debate over revoking birthright citizenship of ‘anchor babies.’” [National Journal, 7/6/15]
[SPANISH LANGUAGE] September 2015 Telemundo Las Vegas: Heck Believed That The Term “Anchor Baby” Should Be A Part Of The Immigration Debate. According to Telemundo Las Vegas, “El término ‘bebé ancla’ o ‘anchor baby’ ha causado mucha controversia en el país, debido a que unos consideran esta palabra como correcta, aunque otros lo consideran como una falta de respeto, lo que ha convertido a este término en un tema de discusión política. En Las Vegas muchos han reaccionado al uso de este término que fue inicialmente usado por el empresario Donad Trump; por un lado Joe Heck, representante de Nevada, cree que esto debería ser parte de la discusión debido a que se habla de una reforma migratoria.” [Telemundo Las Vegas, 9/2/15]
Published: Jan 14, 2016