Discussion Issue:
   American-born Children of Illegal Immigrants

Facts, factoids, concerns, considerations: 300,000 children of illegal immigrants are born in the United States every year. [1] The 14th Amendment to the U.S.Constitution [2] - guarantees [U.S.] citizenship to any child born within the United States. When the child reaches age 21, he can "sponsor" his parents to become U.S. Citizens. 300,000 x 21 = 6.2 million more children of Illegal Immigrants. 4 millions children [3] Children of deported illegal immigrants, like children of incarcerated criminals, become wards of the state at taxpayer expense. This is a "fully predictable result" of the 14th amendment to the constitution.
Liberal concerns: It is not the child's fault that its parents are illegals. If you deport the parents, who will take care of the child? If you force the deported parents to take the child with them, you will be violating the 14th Amendment of the United States	Conservative concerns: They are 'non-producers.' They provide no goods or services. They are a cost-burden to taxpayers. They put an unfair drain on government services. This was not within the vision of those who approved the 14th amendment. [7] If this continues, the results are fully predictable. It is an unsustainable economic situation.
Questions: What would be a fair solution? What would King Solomon have done? What would John Galt have done?

References:
[1}] CBS News, "Illegal Immigrants at Your Expense," 2008-04-07
[2] Library of Congress, 14th Admendment
[3] CNN, "Study: 4 million 'illegal' immigrant children are native-born citizens," 2009-04-14
[4}] BusinessWeek, "American Children of Illegal Immigrants," 2008-October
[5}] The Washington Post, "An Undesirable Inheritance," 2009-12-09
[6}] The New York Times, "As Deportation Pace Rises, Illegal Immigants Dig In," 2009-12-09
[7}] Fred Ebel, "Original Intent of the 14th Amendment," 2009-06-26