[JohnnyZ]

They can't. Enforcing the boarder means sending boarder crossers back. If they have a baby that is a citizen you either have to separate a baby from his parents, deport a US citizen who has broken no law (the baby) or you have to give the parents 'preferential' treatment by not deporting them.

False.

You deport the parents.

I guess they could leave the baby in the US, perhaps with relatives, but most likely they take it back with them.

Don't give me this nonsense about the government breaking up families. You sound like a liberal shill when you go down that path.

[Def Conservative]

Tell me about it! They bring their kids to participate in an illegal activity and yet WE’RE breaking up their kids.

Many people who commit crimes are parents and they are locked up...nobody says the government is breaking up their families. Why do we feel more sympathy for foreign law breakers than our own citizens.

[TalonDJ]

Don't give me this nonsense about the government breaking up families. You sound like a liberal shill when you go down that path.

So you missed the dripping sarcasm? I thought I laid it on thick enough to be obvious. besides your whole argument was 'how can you deny it to the innocent children' I.E "It is for the children". And I am the one that sounds liberal? Riiiiiiight.

You deport the parents.

But US citizens are allowed to bring their parents here. And the baby is a legal dependent. So how do you legally kick out the parents if the kid is a citizen? Anyway many parents would do it anyway so that when the kid hits 18 he can come 'home' to the US as a citizen and then file to have his parents legally come. So all that does is quasi legalize the immigration with no limits but on an 18 year delay.