[Texas Federalist]

What would be the cost of having the US government assume all responsibilities for the upbringing of those US citizens, born on US soil, were their parents to be deported?

If you are born on US soil, you are a US citizen.

[Owen]

> What would be the cost of having the US government assume all responsibilities for the upbringing of those US citizens, born on US soil, were their parents to be deported?

If you are born on US soil, you are a US citizen. >

Precisely. I'd bet a huge percentage of the 10 million illegals have kids who are US citizens. What would the curernt bomb throwers recommend? Split up these families and raise the kids at government expense?

[DeathfromBelow]

nope. Not unless one or other parent is already a
"LEGAL" U.S. Citizen.

[ravingnutter]

If you are born on US soil, you are a US citizen.

Not under Tancredo's plan...which BTW was mentioned in the article...

SPECIAL RULE ON CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CHILDREN OF H NONIMMIGRANTS- Notwithstanding title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), or any other law, a child born in the United States to a parent who is a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as amended by section 210 of this Act) shall not be a national or citizen of the United States at birth unless the other parent is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

The big picture that some, well actually, most of you seem to miss is that Bush stated clearly that it would be up to Congress to deal with the details of the guest worker program, he merely gave an outline and a little shove to get the ball rolling. Check out Tancredo's version, I think you will be surprised.