New found respect for Toys R Us

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Originally Posted by Eagle
not only that, but while the parents might not be legal, the kid was born here in the US, which makes it a US citizen irregardless of parentage


Ok, nothing to do with the contest but...
What is the point of that law anyway? To encourage illegal immigrants to have lots of children so they can become citizens?

Whether you realize it or not, non-citzens often come to the US just to have their children. I was in Philadelphia to get a passport, I meet a couple with a baby, they were from Ecuador. They told me they were only here so their kid was born as a US citzen. They made it sound as if it was pretty common place. They were heading home after they got all the paper work to prove their kid was a citizen.
I don't think that is quite right, but it happens, probably more than we know.