If a husband and wife-both "illegal" immigrants-have a child serving in the military should they be deported?
491367
nope, they shouldnt be deported until they commiit a felony and any way the government is comming out with a law for giving greencards for the immigrants who are out of status. so just wait before you take any step.
512601
Yes, they have children here. Their medical bills for the delivery is paid for by county taxpayers and then they demand the right to be a citizen because they illegally came & then stole benefits paid for my taxpayers for taxpayers. Many have told me personally that they had children in case they get caught by goverment. None should be legal including the children. If I go to Paris on vacation & have a baby, I would not expect them to pay for my family for the rest of our lives.
8159
I second using a more reliable source. Immigration is very complex law. \n\nThat said, if you're a bona-fide US citizen and marry an illegal alien (whose only infraction of law is illegal presence and/or illegal employment, and there are NO other criminal or moral problems) -- your spouse may be able file to adjust status on the grounds of being an immediate relative of a US citizen. I'm not sure about the child though. Once you file such a petition, your spouse is safe from being deported, until the petition is decided. If approved, your spouse becomes a permanent resident, and after 3 years, can apply for citizenship. If not, spouse needs to leave the country or file an appeal to fight the decision.\n\nNow the need for a lawyer: this can multiple years, and even a small mistake can jepordize the entire process -- and you'll have a really badly separated family. \n\nSo speak to a lawyer. If that's too expensive an option, large public libraries offer invite law professionals who consult for lower cost or free. \n\nI'm not a lawyer; above is only a slightly informed person's attempt to answer.
679819
I think that if a child is born here to illegal immigrants, that child is also an illegal immigrant.  We can't keep the baby and put the Mother and Father out of the country.  We we could but hopefully we aren't that callous.  I think that if the parents are here illegally the baby should forfeit its citizenship.  It had no choice, but the pareents did, and chances are they came to this country to give automatic citizenship to a child.  In most foreign countries I may be able to buy a house, but as a non-citizen of that country I am never allowed to own property.  Our nation is primarily owned by Corporations or individuals of foreign soil.  In Mexico, it is illegal to hire an American.  What a wonderful way to be sure that all of your own people get work, and to keep people from overrunning your country.
605617
I don't think any illegals would just go there and enlist if they may get busted and taken out, but at this time there is something like that for people that enlisted and served the armed forces in previous wars by lying to the government about their immigration status... it was possible at that time cause the tracking system wasn't as good as it is know and soldiers where needed, but I assure you that many will go and fight for the country if you just give them resident status, citizenship won't even be necessary...
1136587
You know it's quite interesting that the issue of immigration has gotten the American people all fired up like it's life or death for them, whereas when their own loved ones are sent to a war over questionable arguments, their voice is hardly heard. Yes it's wrong for people to come here illegally, and if they're here for drugs or whatever, then they should be punished. But for us to force out families that have been here for many years and are just trying to live a better life than the one they had is not just unreasonable, but inhumane. It's our duty to control our borders and prevent them from coming; those already here who can prove their worth to our country shouldn't suffer because we failed our own people during the past 20 years. Use your minds and stop spewing hate.
237307
no\n\nthe federal government would have to recognize the marrage and they dont at this time.\n\nif you have other ground then go ahead but not for "spouse of citizen" as a reason
771345
My son was born in Germany....and I'm a soldier.\n\nShe should already have some kind of statement that states the child is his.  This might be difficult if he's being a jerk, but she can get help from the military.  The military doesn't joke around when it comes to taking care of children.  She might have to contact his commader at his unit to get a copy of his birth certificate.  If he is not cooperative she can go to the IG (Inspector General) or to JAG on the nearest military post.  After she gets the supporting documents needed to prove paternity, she needs to take all her paperwork to the US consulate and get a Certificate of Report of Birth Abroad.  It basically states that the baby is a US Citizen born to US parents abroad.  If she needs to know what other kinds of papers she'll need she should contact the consulate.\n\nGood luck!
717293
i cant judge them because i have not lost a child to war.  i cannot even imagine what they must be feeling.  i think they should have the right to protest and have their children remembered.  however having said that their children knew they could be called to serve in war time when they joined.  my guy is in the army and i would be lost in life without him but i am realistic that it could happen any day when he is deployed.  the fear of losing your soldier is unreal so i cant imagine the pain of it.
393629
Shouldn't they have told you that, with immigration? Where you deported for drugs or something? Are you married to a U.S citizen or have any children from the U.S.
385328
that's silly.  it's okay to allow them to be soldiers, i think; however, by no means should they be forced to be.  did you have to earn your citizenship this way?  of course not.  why should anyone else, then?\n\nmore problems:\n1) are you expecting all immigrant women to be soldiers?  the elderly?  children?  the disabled?  if they can't serve, are we to keep them out of the country?  hmm, that doesn't sound good.\n\n2) if someone is coming to america for political asylum, isn't there a reasonable chance that he or she believes in pacifism?  for instance, suppose a guy in sudan manages to get a visa to come to the u.s.  he's trying to escape the civil war of his country and wants to go somewhere where he can work in peace and raise a family.  surely you don't want to tell this guy to go back to sudan because he says he's seen enough killing and doesn't want to fight in any war.  you're ignoring why people immigrate to the u.s. when you make suggestions like this.\n\n3) what about people with families, young children, etc.?  surely you can't force them to spend their first five years of 'a better life' away from their families under circumstances where there is a good chance they could die.\n\nbasically your suggestion is ill-conceived garbage, probably fueled by underlying xenophobia.  get over it.
503381
Absolutely. Dependents have no bearing on a military member being deployed. Most bases are required to have packets on hand (done by the military members in question) in case they are deployed and their dependents cannot follow. These are made as a contingency for deployment of single parents and deployment of both married members so that under aged children or invalid adults are taken care of in their absence. Very specific orders are listed (where the dependents are to be sent to, who will have custody of them, power of attorney paperwork, etc.) \n\nDuring the first phase of Desert Shield, there were issues with children being "abandoned" at airports or left at home to fend for themselves. I know the U.S. Air Force enacted these packets to avoid future cases of neglect, and assume the other branches did as well.\n\nThe assumption that only one parent would be sent cannot be upheld - who would decide if the man or woman was to be deployed (equal rights, no bias based on gender...) If a person signed their name on the enlistment/reenlistment paperwork, they agreed to do whatever the military lawfully ordered them to do (and being deployed is a part of military life.)
824065
This is the problem with illegal immigrant they are loyal to their country of origin and all they care about is that country. This is the reason they don't care what they do here in the USA, legal or illegal, all they know that this is not their country and they don't care. Experts say that we the American people have to wait two or three generations of their born in order for them to be loyal to the USA and that's not even guarantee. Mean while they corrupt, steal and drain our economy. You cannot served to god because when the time comes you are going to hate one of them, you have to pick who you are going to serve.Do you think that fair, I don't. I'm an American, proud and will give my life for my country. I almost did in Vietnam as a Special Forces officer.
1114490
They should all go back with their children in tow! If you aren't here legally when you have your kid, it should NOT become a citizen.\n\nNo one else is allowed to legally profit from their illegal activities. For example, when they bust a drug dealer, they take everything he owns whether or not they can prove that it was bought with drug profits. Criminals can not write books or do interviews about their crime for money.\n\nSo, why is it that someone who is in this country ILLEGALLY can have a kid and then leech off of the taxpayers' wallets indefinitely through welfare and other social programs? They are benefiting from their crime when they should be made to pay!\n\nIf I make less money than you, and I just want a better life, can I come and live in your home without your permission? I'll have my baby, and you'll be responsible for its welfare as well as mine. Also, your taxes will go up to cover the costs of schooling my baby (and the dozen more that I'll have). Does that sound fair to you? Who is really being mean - the people who work hard for what they have, or those who steal from the working people?
533507
um, no, filling the army with illegal immigrants puts them on a path to citizenship. Nice try, though! LOL
619502
Why are the law-abiding American citizens being blamed for "tearing up families"?  We are not the ones leaving children behind, the illegal immigrants are.  They do have a choice - go through the legal process to come here legally like so many generations before them did, or break the law.  They choose to break the law then think they should get special treatment and rewarded for it.
863598
If this is a real situation you must pick up the children and get them out of the control of their flake of a mother.   Numerous unrelated adult male illegal aliens in and out of the house with children present.  These children will be molested if they haven't already.  Why is it relatives are always concerned about the adult sister, brother, son or daughter and the small children are an afterthought?   Your sister is an airhead who is sexually attracted to illegal mexicans because they treat her like a s lut and that is what she thinks of herself.  Save the children.