In fact. his statement. referring to the slaves. were that they lived by our laws. they have borne the responsibility of citizenship. they are here because we choose them to be here. and. in fact even. without them having a choice to be here. and they have the right and their children and grandchildren have the right of citizenship. Mr. Speaker. that does not exactly sound like an illegal immigrant to me. It sounds like exactly what it was meant to mean. that those who played by the rules. that have been loyal and served this country. have a right for their children to be automatic citizens. But those who have violated our laws. again. should not be rewarded for it. I have to say that I live on the Mexican border and I see very interesting things happen. I know of individuals who were in Mexico who are waiting patiently for their immigration status. and I know they are having children in Mexico. When they get here. they will immigrate. they will come here legally. they will wait for years and years to be able to play by the rules. and their children will then have to apply to naturalize. just like everyone else. But when I talk to a lady. like this one lady from El Paso. about how outraged she was at the concept while she played by the rules. someone could cross the border illegally and their children get automatic citizenship. and then their children qualify for welfare. and their children qualify for Medicare. that is probably the greatest sin. is to continue to tell those who have played by the rules. "Hey. you were crazy to play by rules. Break the rules.
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