[BohDaThone]

If, in response to a properly passed law, Mr. Barajas and his parents became lawful citizens (it appears he may have been one by birth, I'm not sure), then they ARE citizens -- sorry, you can't kick them back across the border. You may not like the 1986 law, but it's the law, just like a lot of others I may not like.

Also, we have a very long and rich history of acts to legalize illegals, frequently very specific ones. Just look through the congressional records of a half century or a century ago -- "An act for the relief of . . . " There are thousands.

Passing sensible, restrictionist, laws now will be a lot easier without it seeming (as your post does) that we want to re-fight, and illegalize people who became legal by act of Congress.

[Amerigomag]

in response to a properly passed law,

Review the ratification history of the 14th Amendment.

You may not like the 1986 law, but it's the law..

Is it?

Not by US v Wong Kim Ark or Plyer v Doe and certainly not according to the opinions expressed in the first case before the SCOTUS after ratification.