"Newton, Ernie" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:<[log in to unmask]>... > If they're born on U.S. soil, with one parent being a citizen, > they too should be a citizen. > > The problem occurring today regarding being born into citizenship is > that Mexican women about to give birth jump across the border, > give birth "to a citizen", thus allowing immediate family members > the right to come here legally. Having a US citizen child confers no right on the parents, or any other relatives to reside in the United States. In fact, a US citizen child cannot obtain permanent residency for his parents until he reaches age twenty one. Prior to that, if the parents cannot obtain some other status in the US on their own merit, they must leave. Of course, in such a case, they are allowed to take the child with them. Stephen Gallagher * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *