[FITZ]

Two examples who I personally know:

A couple from Chihuahua who came up on a visitor visa at 15 years of age --about 2 years ago, came to "visit" an aunt and the girl gave birth at the county hospital to a US citizen, they collect welfare benefits, food stamps, WIC. Neither parent --17 now speaks English or has yet worked a day in their life ---nor intends to. Technically they are legal since they are parents of a US citizen. They'd be easy to deport since they're accessing programs right and left but the problem is that US citizen baby that qualifies them to stay even though it's unlikely they'll ever be self-sufficient.

Guy in his 30's, family in Mexico --no visa. Works various jobs for cash, lives quietly on someone's private property, doesn't access any government services and pays cash (or one of his employers does) if he sees a doctor or dentist, doesn't cross the border often to avoid detection. Wouldn't be so easy to deport just because agents would almost have to invade private property to drag him off.

I'd rather get those who are technically legal but acessing taxpayer money right and left.

[sarcasm]

Eventually the guy in his 30's becomes a guy in his 60's - at that point he will be nearly impossible to deport because of the time element - see protection under color of law.

[raybbr]

Inknow a guy at work got a girl from Peru pregnant. Married her and raises the baby as a family. He went to an immigration lawyer and was told if she applies for citizenship, she will be deported and will have to do it from Peru. The baby gets to stay, but she would have to go.

It makes the situation you describe all that more despicable. One is trying to make things right and is threatened with deportation and the break up of a family.

The other are just low-life leeches that are not threatened. Just allowed to live here sucking the blood of the American people.

[valkyrieanne]

A couple from Chihuahua who came up on a visitor visa at 15 years of age --about 2 years ago, came to "visit" an aunt and the girl gave birth at the county hospital to a US citizen, they collect welfare benefits, food stamps, WIC...

That's why this needs to be a two-pronged effort: deportation is the first element; the second is to *repeal the US Constitution* so that those born of illegal immigrants are not automatically citizens.