Oh yeah?
Then where is that 700 miles of border fence?
Why are they fighting so hard to keep their sanctuary cities and now states?
Why did they stop Kate's Law in the Senate when Democrats had leadership?
Why do they provide illegals with drivers licenses in their states and allow their kids to attend school?
LA Times
Court Deportations Drop 43 Percent in Past Five Years
Report: 42 percent of new Medicaid signups are immigrants, their children
The Democrats can't say they are for illegals, so they put on this dog and pony show for the sheep that can't see beyond their BS.
People sling numbers around like they were picked from air. Here is an article that disputes the numbers. But, might I remind you that radio commentators are claiming that $5 BILLION DOLLARS is a drop in the bucket of federal spending.
How Undocumented Immigrants Sometimes Receive Medicaid Treatment
Herein is the irony. Ray and those like him vehemently defend the 14th Amendment, yet the Courts have ruled that if you're born here you are a citizen - as per the 14th Amendment. The money he is bitching about is used to the benefit of what will be "legal" American citizens.
Ray, had your kind stayed out of the fight, patriots were busy getting rid of the 14th Amendment. Without it, this issue would have been taken off the table. So, what are you REALLY whining about?
Quick reply here.
The Supreme Court of the United States has never applied the term “natural born citizen” to any other category than “those born in the country of parents who are citizens thereof”. When you say "courts" then specify the case, ruling and then we can discuss it.
Irrelevant counselor.
Children of Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.: Rights and Opportunities - Lawyers.com
Also:
"there are many people within the United States who believe that children of illegal immigrants should not be given U.S. citizenship status. They argue that allowing such children citizenship was not the original intent of the drafters of the 14th Amendment (who didn't even address the topic of immigration,
because no limits then existed on who could enter the United States in the first place..."
Can the Child of an Undocumented Immigrant Become a U.S. Citizen?
Then there is this:
"In recent years, some have argued the 14th amendment does not apply to children whose parents are undocumented.
"It's not the mainstream understanding," Sanders said. "But some have argued that the phrase 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' excludes children whose parents are not legal residents."
The argument is that because the child's parents remain in the U.S. illegally, they are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction, and neither are their children.
"As I said, that's not the mainstream understanding of the 14th amendment," Sanders said.
Excluding children of undocumented immigrants from birthright citizenship would require either a new amendment to the constitution or for the Supreme Court to decide the current constitution excludes such children."
Birthright citizenship applies to children of undocumented immigrants