1. A term used when European military leaders would
rape African queens, for the purpose of having offspring, so that they would become co-rulers of the queen's land. Once these anchor babies were born and the queen was murdered or deceased the
king (only living progenitor of the anchor
baby) would turn the matriarchal
society into that of a patriarchal one.
2. A modern day term used by Conservative Republicans, during the Obama administration to fight a policy called the
Dream Act, which was an immigration policy which allowed children, who were illegal immigrant to become citizens. Used as a racially charged epithet, it was suggested by Conservative Republicans that illegal immigrants (only from Mexico) would come to America to have babies to gain citizenship.
1. All the countries on the African continent were ruled by matriarchal systems until the inception of the anchor
baby.
2. The reporter stated, "There is an anchor
baby born every second in the US."