[Bad Jack Bauer]

You obviously did not read what I said very well. I said that should a child be born here he is a citizen, not his parents and they could not stay because of the child. If a child is born on American soil to parents who are legally residing here, yes, I believe the child is a citizen. A child born to foreigners here on holiday legally, yes, but that does not influence the status of their parents. The parents should not use the fact that their child is born here to further their own cause.

[pgyanke]

It you who has trouble reading... which explains a great deal. It was never intended that ANYONE who sets foot on our soil and happens to have a baby is birthing an American citizen. That doesn't compute for foreign diplomats. It doesn't compute for those vacationing here. It doesn't compute for those here on temporary VISAs... their children are not automatically citizens based on the soil alone. Their parents must also owe their allegiance to our land. So said our Congressional masters when they passed the 14th... see what AuntB wrote above...

Your solution to expel the parents and let them keep their kids only if the kids renounce their citizenship is ridiculous and inhumane.