to keep them here, but I agree that it is both un-pragmatic from a utilitarian standpoint and immoral from an ethical standpoint to send de facto (if not de jure) Americans to a foreign country where they will be treated badly. (Mexico is not the place to live if you’re young, dark-skinned, and can’t speak Spanish natively.)

I won’t recommend the diary, because I think that it is counterproductive in fostering unity, but let it be known that while I sympathize with absolutist views on border issues (God knows I wouldn’t be sympathetic to libertarians if I didn’t endorse some level of absolutism) and see them as being held in good faith, I agree with you.

correlated to the Democrats and Republicans constantly attempting to reward ILLEGAL behavior. I have no problem with kids who came here illegally with their parents getting to be citizens I do have a problem with them then getting to keep those law breaking parents here as a reward. If a Congressman or Senator wants to do a one page bill that allows legality to the those children AFTER they have graduated college or joined the military because ILLEGALS should not be allowed to join the military and less the ability in the future to reward their parents then that bill would have majority support.

I have fought my government over AMNESTY for 4 solid years and am disgusted and angry that they keep attempting to reward those who not only crossed the border or overstayed their visas to be in this Country illegally but used false social security numbers which is a FELONY for you and me and should be for them as well.

Stop all federal funding for colleges and college education, and we don’t have to worry about the status of recipients.

Colleges need to be right up there with Planned Parenthood and ACORN for priority across-the-board defunding.

If I failed to be clear, I am very much in agreement with Jaded’s view on treating the adults differently from the children they bring with them. Certainly a general amnesty would be a disgrace.

I had always thought that anyone who serves honorably in the US military would be entitled to a fast path to citizenship. I have mixed feelings on the parents. Would anyone really like to deport the parents of a soldier who died valiantly for the cause of our freedom and security?

I am sensitive to the issue of unity among conservatives as raised by Aesthete. Perhaps there should be a one or two page conservative version of this act that we can all embrace.