This is a hypothetical telephone conversation between a young mother and her "mami" back in Mexico:
"Mama, mi bebe es gringo""Pero hija. Quien es el papa."Do you hear all of those babies crying? Yes. They are "anchor babies", which is what we call those little Mexican babies conveniently born on the US side of the border.
"No se pero mi bebe es gringo.""Pero reyna y con que dinero""Mami, aqui todo es gratis."
The Houston Chronicle has a great story about this: 'Border baby' boom strains S. Texas. The subtitle is: More illegal immigrants are pouring into the state to give birth.
How to get legal? Years ago, you went to the US embassy in Paseo de la Reforma and got in line to get your "visa".
Today, you get pregnant! Yes, that's right!