Originally Posted by talloulou

Yes, I can't imagine refusing to grant citizenship to a child born here. I agree wholeheartedly!! In fact I'd go one further and automatically grant citizenship to any illegal minor that has been in school here in the US for more than a few years. Not sure how many but if the kid basically grew up here they should be a citizen.I respectfully disagree. It is not his fault, but it is his lot to have been born to parents who entered illegally.

If we are not going to go about the business of going door to door, searching out illegals, But we should be. It has become a significant problemo.and sending them back to their country then we are partially at fault for the plight of their children. You wouldn't blame a kid for the parent being an alcoholic, burglar, or any other type of criminal. And I already pay in spades for their free health care and counseling due to their parents mistakes. But they are legal citizens with a right to those services.There are lots of kids who grow up here and then are punished as adults for what their parents did, And that is the luck of the draw. Give to their village in Mexico, but don't ask me to support them.meanwhile no one effectively stopped their parents from doing what they were doing. I saw a show on this boy who was 19. His parents brought him here illegally at the age of 3. He grew up here. He only remembers ever living here. The US is home. After coming here his parents had 2 other children, both born here. Those children, his siblings, are citizens. Now the siblings were able to apply for college, apply for college loans, ect but this one kid is still legally an illegal so he's afraid to apply for anything for fear that he could get in trouble. He drives without a drivers license because he was afraid to ever go get one. This kid lives as an adult in fear for something that has nothing really to do with him. He is being punished for what his parents did. He got excellent grades in school but he can't go to college without fear and he can't get jobs without working under the table because he has no papers. Meanwhile his brothers and sisters are completely fine. He actually considered leaving the US to go make a life for himself in Mexico since he feels he can't live freely here or amount to much given his situation. But he doesn't know Mexico, doesn't know anyone in Mexico, has no family that he knows there. Here is his home and what is happening to him and folks that grew up here like him is outrageous. Something should definitely be done for people like him. He broke no laws. No one can hold a 3 year old accountable for illegally crossing a border.