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The Shadow Population

Children caught in the immigration crossfire

Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants' children could suffer the same fate, according to the non-partisan Migration Policy Institute. They are the lost generation of an underground economy: Brought here illegally by parents, they grew up in American neighborhoods, attended American schools and made American friends. As they approach adulthood, most find that their illegal status is a barrier to jobs and education, and their lack of documentation puts them in line for deportation. Now, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is pushing a plan that would give them a way to stay here and become Americans. The measure is triggering another bitter debate over how the nation should deal with its growing shadow population.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-07-Dream_N.htm

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This is something I always thought about. I mean you are going illegally to a country and your kids are suffering the consequences! And the saddest thing is that it is not their fault and they pay the price for the mistake the parents committed. I understand the reasoning behind of allowing them to become Americans at one point of time but won't this encourage people to take more children to the US illegally?