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what mr. asset said
We are the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is basically a citizen of the United States … with all these benefits.
– Interview with Axios, October 30
False.
According to studies by the Center for Immigration Studies and Numbers USA, at least 30 other countries, including Mexico and Canada, automatically grant citizenship to a birthright, two groups favoring the limitation of immigration.
what mr. asset said
There is a city in California where they actually tried to take power in the city council. All foreigners in an irregular situation at the head of the municipal council.
– Event in Charlotte, N.C., October 26
False.
Although there are some examples of unauthorized immigrants participating in local government in California, there are no cities governed by them, nor do they hold elected office in the United States. # 39; State.
"I can not think of any place like this in California and I do not know of any place in California where you could even vote for the city council as a non-citizen, let alone serve in an elective position," said Taeku. Lee, professor of politics. Science at the University of California, Berkeley. "It looks like another fact invented is meant to stoke the fears of the president's base."
Els de Graauw, professor of political science at City University in New York, agrees. "I know the requirements may vary by office and level of government, but I can not think of a municipality where non-citizens can run for public office," she said.
In 2015, two undocumented immigrants were appointed to municipal advisory councils in Huntington Park, California. Earlier this year, the State Senate of California had named Lizbeth Mateo, an unauthorized immigrant and well-known in the field of immigration, a member of a low-income student advisory committee. None of these immigrants was elected to the city council.
