[ZULU]

Once more, we see the problem with the GOP, written brightly for anyone to envision.

Birthright citzenship is a distortion of the original intent of the Constitution which was to assure American born slaves were not deprived of their rights - not as an entry point for illegal invaders.

The more of these birthrighters born and given citzenship here, the more difficult it will be to stop this.

At the risk of angering people with whom I agree essentially, there is still the issue of what do you do with kids who were born here, were raised here, speak English, and know no other culture or society but ours? Can we in good conscience deport them to what is essentially a country foreign to them?

We will probably have to “grandfather in” kids born here over a certain age, and make it clear to their parents that they themselves are not considered citizens unless and until they go through accepted normal channels and become citizens here the right way.

[algernonpj]

... At the risk of angering people with whom I agree essentially, there is still the issue of what do you do with kids who were born here, were raised here, speak English, and know no other culture or society but ours? Can we in good conscience deport them to what is essentially a country foreign to them?...

Yes, this is called paying for the sins of your parents. Don't forget many of these kids and their parents have no desire to assimilate; they tend to drop out of school at an alarming rates and not value education; many of them are not even literate in English.

There are times when what seems to be a kindness is nothing but self destruction.