[erkelly]

I think what you are actually are in favor of to allow aliens and their children who here legally to apply for the right to stay here, particularly when they are facing violation of basic human rights if they return to their home countries. We do not need to continue to destroy our country with so-called birthright citizenship for the occasional hardship case. There are other ways. Another way is via a private bill. I don't know why the powers that be are not talking about this. Our founders provided this means for hardship cases — where congress passes a law that applies to just on individual or small group who are between a rock and a hard place. Every year since the very first congress, hundreds of these bills are passed. Our founding fathers were not heartless.

[ColdSteelTalon]

That would be a correct reading of my intent. Birthright citizenship has its uses and they are lawful ones. Many on Free Republic assume that birthright citizenship is nothing but bad. But much good can come of it. Good that people may not see at first glance.

We should button up our borders tight and strictly enforce our immigration laws as they are. Those should be our first priorities.