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ChgoWatchdog2, you are 100 percent correct. This won't happen in mexico. They would either put you in jail or DEPORT you.

Greetings all:

This is what makes a story like this interesting and controversial!

1. The mother came here illegally with her daughter...she chose to break the law, her daughter did not.
2.The daughter has a birth certificate from Mexico. The stepfather was able to adopt her because he was married to her mother and her biological father died before she was born.
3. The mother was able to gain citizenship after marrying an American citizen. First she was granted legal residency and then became a naturalized citizen in 2002.
4. No shady deal: stepfathers adopt their wives' children every day of the week.
5. What's heartbreaking is that even though the mother chose to break the law, the 5-year-old girl had no choice.

I don't really have much sympathy for the mother: she seems to have gotten away with breaking the law without any penalties: it's her daughter who's being hung out to dry.

And yes the mother and father had children in this country. They both work, pay taxes and raise their kids in a loving home. What could possibly be illegal about that? She and her husband are both US citizens.

I happen to be a daughter of two immigrants to this country and there's nothing illegal about it. Both my parents came here legally, and even though they never became citizens I certainly am one. And for the record, my parents are totally against illegal immigration: they say the reason they came here is because this is a nation of laws.

I enjoy the input from viewers...and I enjoy tackling difficult stories that will trigger reactions. And I will always try to pre

ok...guess she's gone for the night so here we go.

(These answers correspond to her numbering of issues..)

1. According to the LAW, they were both in the country "illegally".

2. That was a lot of info, but how did he marry an "illegal alien", legally?

3. She had to "lie" to the government at some point to gain legal residency. That act precedes everything, and nulls and voids her citizenship.

4. Of course they do. This however, was a shell game by this family.

5. You're absolutely right. How could any parent do that to their child?

As to your last statement about you and your parents....you were born here. End of argument.

It's still wrong however, to portray Immigration officials as heartless in this. The law, is the law. If they gave into this, they'd be setting a dangerous precedent in this country.

Just as a criminal's conviction can be tossed out of court because the he was not givin his Miranda Rights, everything that happened after she set foot in this country illegally, is "illegal". It doesn't matter if she fooled the government long enough to get married.

Yeah....it's a sad story. But no one is to blame, except her mother.

I say deport all the illegals, this is the USA not the UN. These aliens are taking jobs away from us Americans and I'm sick of it.

Also the comment about how can you marry an illegal. Well when you get marry they ask if your a citizen or not. Only birth cert.

How many Americans do you see doing Landscaping? None If any. They would rather get Link and stay home and watch TV

lilia when you talk to the people who write the headlines make sure you make them aware that this young lady was not deported. She went to mexico knowing she had no legal way to get back in. Was she and her parents dumb enough to figure she could sneak back in?

Good point Fred, but they won't point that out too much. It's not as shocking.

I'm waiting for Slim Coleman and Emma Lozano to try and make another Elvira case out of her.

so I'll try again...
If a parent commits a crime while with their child they should be charged with child endangerment, Including crossing our borders illegally.

if the parents are not legal this should make the children born here under the tax payers cost illegal and all sent back, DO YOUR JOB AND SEND THEM BACK