[sinanju]

If someone out there knows the precise legal details, I was under the impression that the law clearly states that minor citizen children MUST accompany their illegal alien parents into deportation and can only come back when they turn 18.

If so, imagine the magical deterrent effect if ICE initiated deportation proceedings against a handful of such "mixed" families in every major city simultaneously.

Considering the panic and waves of hysteria among the illegal communities every time rumor of a crackdown or sweep gets started somewhere, such strategies could have a media-amplified effect far in excess of the number of people actually detained.

Congress might realize the "power" of those mexican flag-waving, white t-shirted hordes is built on sand.

[SauronOfMordor]

Considering the panic and waves of hysteria among the illegal communities every time rumor of a crackdown or sweep gets started somewhere, such strategies could have a media-amplified effect far in excess of the number of people actually detained.

Particularly if every illegal is fingerprinted, retina-scanned, etc, and is made ineligible to EVER come into the US again

And if caught in the US on a second offense, is sentenced to a work gang for a year, picking lettuce for $1/day

[kenavi]

I believe you are right that U.S. born minors must leave with their illegal immigrant parents.

There is a process called "de-naturalization". It should be applied against minors of illegal immigrants. That would be a powerful stimulant to get illegals with "anchor babies" to pack up and leave.