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Sen. Graham, speaking on Fox News last week, said it was “a mistake” to allow American-born children of illegal immigrants to become citizens automatically, a practice known as birthright citizenship. He said that along with a plan to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, he would also amend the 14th Amendment as a way of discouraging future unauthorized immigration. Throughout the week Mr. Graham stood firm on his proposal. “We can’t just have people swimming across the river having children here — that’s chaos,” he said Wednesday in another interview with Fox News. The proposal caught Republican and...

Lawmaker Under Fire For 'Illegal Alien' E-Mail Man Apologizes; Some Colleagues Not Satisfied   POSTED: 5:04 pm EDT April 13, 2007 UPDATED: 5:28 pm EDT April 13, 2007   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A state lawmaker is coming under fire for sending what he thought was a funny e-mail message to his colleagues. Some people do not find it very amusing and want him to make a public apology. Rep. Don Brown, R-DeFuniak Springs, sent a message from his state e-mail account that said, "Don't forget to pay your taxes - 12 million illegal aliens are depending on you!"  ...