If we were to deport all of the illegal immigrants, what do we do with their children?

Question

If they were born in the United States, they are citizens of this country by law. Isn't it better to let their parents stay here and provide for them?

Answer 1

For all of you idiots who obviously know nothing about this subject yes it would be better to let the parents stay here. I am in this exact situation!! I was born here in the US, but my husband was not and came here illegaly, now he is going to be deported back to Mexico, and we have an 11 month old daughter together! I don't see how this country always is fighting for the children and talking about dead beat dads, but then my husband who loves his daughter and provides for us both just gets ripped away from his daughter, kicked out of the country, and dropped off on the other side of the border, with no food, no clothing, no place to sleep, and I'm left to provide for my daughter by myself. If you still dont understand why they should stay then your ignorant and never will.

Answer 2

I am mostly mad at the parents of children who think they can freeload off America. Having their children here is just a way to stay here, but the children had no say in it. Let them stay, and be educated. At least then, they could live a better life than their deadbeat shitass parents. If we educate those children, they can go back to Mexico and do a lot of things, like become teachers and clean up their corrupt mess. I'm sure that you all agree that education is the key towards success and ending poverty. As much as I hate illegals, I would do ANYTHING to make them stop coming here illegally. It is better to provide for the children, but nevertheless, the parents did the crime, and now they will do the time. The parents are criminals, and will teach their children the wrong way.

Answer 3

I don't think that if a child was born here because their parents snuck in that they should be considered citizens. Even without that, they will always be citizens and therefore they can go with their parents when they are deported or their parents can elect to send them to foster care. A lot of people think that if you have a child herre you should be allowed to stay for just the reason you stated, but what would keep people from coming here intentionally just to have babies if that were the case?

Answer 4

The problem is that this (Fourteenth Amendment)has been misinterpreted in recent years to mean simply that anyone born in the U.S, under any circumstances, is an American citizen.
This is neither the original intent of the law nor the way it was interpreted by the courts in subsequent decades. Some Americans speak of birthright citizenship as if it were an immutable law of nature.
It is not, and most other nations do not, in fact, recognize it. It is only a BAD HABIT that could be broken with a simple Executive Order.

According to estimates, some 200,000 so-called anchor babies are born in the United States every year.
Once a mother has birthed a child on American soil, she can then seek to obtain citizenship for herself on the strength of the family-reunification laws.
Even before this happens, she is very hard to deport, as the mother of an American, and the full panoply of welfare benefits is available to her, as is affirmative action if she is a member of a racial minority.

A group of attorneys and immigration experts are trying to do something about the problem RIGHT NOW.

Craig Nelsen, director of Friends of Immigration Law Enforcement Stated :
"The situation we have today is absurd,There is a huge and growing industry in Asia that arranges tourist visas for pregnant women so they can fly to the United States and give birth to an American. This was not the intent of the Fourteenth Amendment; it makes a mockery of citizenship."
(Sound Familiar??)

The key to undoing the current misinterpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is this odd phrase

"AND SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION THEREOF."

The whole problem is caused by the fact that the meaning of this phrase, which was clear to anyone versed in legal language in 1868, has slipped with changes in usage. Fortunately, there is a large group of court precedents that make clear what the phrase actually means:

The Fourteenth Amendment EXCLUDES the children of aliens. (The Slaughterhouse Cases (83 U.S. 36 (1873))

The Fourteenth Amendment draws a distinction between the children of aliens and children of citizens. (Minor v. Happersett (88 U.S. 162 (1874))

The phrase "subject to the jurisdiction" REQUIRES "Direct And Immediate ALLEGIENCE" to the United States, NOT just physical presence.
(Elk v. Wilkins 112 U.S. 94 (1884))

There is NO automatic birthright citizenship in a particular case. (Wong Kim Ark Case, 169 U.S. 649 (1898))

The Supreme Court has NEVER confirmed birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens, temporary workers, and tourists.
(Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 211 n.10 (1982))

There are other cases referring to minor details of the question.


Short Answer
The Children Of ILLEGAL Aliens Are NOT Citizens Of The USA
And They Should Be Deported Along With Their Parents

Answer 5

Of course they should. Any person born here is a citizen despite their parents backgrounds. Children do not ask to be brought into this world. They should not be at fault for their parents actions.

You guys are all idiots. You seem to think that all illegal immigrants come here to feed off of you. Many of you have said so yourself that you are not rich with money. So quit yanking the same ball and chain around, all you're doing is making a lot of noise. You're a disgrace to this priviledged country and frankly, quite obnoxious.

Answer 6

That's the big question that no one seems to be talking about. And none of the immigration reforms seem to deal with this problem.

Clearly, we need to repeal the 14th Amendment. It's really the only way to stem the tide of illegal immigration. In my experience, most illegals aren't too concerned about whether they can get a job or not. It's about coming here, having a child who is automatically a citizen (an anchor baby) and then getting free services like welfare, health care, and education. This is what must be stopped!

Answer 7

Well, when any other criminal gets arrested, their children go into foster care if there is no one there to take care of them. But I think it would be more humane in a deportation situation to send the kids out of the country with the parents.

Answer 8

These are the intricacies of the immigration law; it's called there is no caveat "exit stragegy." No one is going anywhere that is already here, unless states imosed their own constraint laws. The Senate just concurred with no closed borders, more border patrol and 6000 NG troops to keep the border secure.

Answer 9

why should we reward people who knowingly broke the law.... MANY illegals come to the US KNOWING that their children will be US citizens if born here and think they won't be deported if their children are citizens.... if they want to be citizens they need to go about it the right way...

Answer 10

why should abuse of the system be rewarded ? Why are they even having children they can even barley support themselves.For so many in need Hispanics have more babies then any other race why is that?? What's the real motive ?