[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I would postulate that if this is not adjudicated such that the current understanding of “birth-right” citizenship is not eliminated, the Federal Government would have no choice but to lay-claim to her own sovereign citizens while the parent(s) would be required to leave the US according to their passport/visa status.

[Phlyer]

the Federal Government would have no choice but to lay-claim to her own sovereign citizens

"Lay claim" is too much lawyer-speak for me. US citizens have the right to leave (barring incarcerated criminals or those awaiting trial). The situation is that illegal alien parents or any other legally self-responsible illegal alien person (i.e. adult not including those who are mentally incompetent, etc.) are subject to deportation. The children may or may not be citizens (there is entirely too much adamant "the answer is obvious" bombast on this so I won't say what I think on it). If they are not, then they can be deported on that basis. If they *are* citizens, then they can be deported with their parents (to "keep families together") and return when they become self-responsible (i.e. at age 18).

One thing that is not being addressed and is *obvious* (using the bombast just to make a point) that there is nothing in the 14th Amendment that says that relatives of US citizens automatically gain entrance to the US on the basis of that relationship. There is absolutely no justification that I can see for the whole "anchor baby" tactic.