The Constitution gives
children born in the U.S. full citizenship. Fair enough. But it says
nothing about mama, daddy, grandma, grandpa, cousins, aunts, uncles and
best friends forever gaining residency rights or citizenship by proxy.
The law should be simple
and clear: If a noncitizen gives birth inside the borders of the U.S.,
accidentally or on purpose, that child is a citizen. But only that
child. If the (illegal immigrant) parents are apprehended, they should
be deported just like anyone else. Put the onus where it belongs: on the
shoulders of the parents.
Elizabeth Gregory
Virginia Beach, Va.
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 