لَنگَربچه (انگلیسی: anchor baby) به کودکی گفته می‌شود که مادرش شهروندی کشوری که در آن متولد شده است را ندارد ولی بر اساس قوانین تابعیت والدین او می توانند اقامت قانونی بگیرند. [۱] در ایالات متحده این اصطلاح عموماً به شکل اهانت آمیز و برای تاکید بر استفاده از کودک (که بر اساس اصلاحیه چهاردهم قانوناً شهروند آمریکا محسوب می‌شود) برای گرفتن اقامت به کار برده می‌شود [۲] [۳] [۴] این اصطلاح همچنین غالباً در خلال بحث درباره مهاجرت غیرقانونی به ایالات متحده مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد. [۵] اصطلاح مشابه "کودک گذرنامه" در کانادا برای کودکانی که از طریق زایمان یا به اصطلاح " زادگردی" به دنیا آمده اند استفاده شده است. [۶] [۷]

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منابع ویرایش

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