Greg
They could make the law state that if the mother is a U.S. citizen then the child is a U.S. citizen. The way it works overseas is if the mother is U.S. then the citizenship is automatic, if the father is U.S. and the mother is foreign national, then the birth has to be registered with the U.S. Embassy with avidavits etc for proof of U.S. citizenship. An illegal in the U.S. should not be treated better than a U.S. citizen living overseas.
Wow. That is disturbing.