Children, born outside the United States, now ages five through age twelve, brought into this country illegally by their parents should be granted immediate United States citizenship if they have lived here for at least five continuous years. They should not be punished for a crime they did not commit or could not prevent. Currently all children born in the United States, even if their parents are illegal immigrants, are according to the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution American citizens from their birth. Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Unfortunately, those children brought into the country after birth are penalized by their parents illegal immigrant status. The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution does not allow cruel and unusual punishments. Punishing children for the crimes of their parents is a cruel and unusual punishment and therefore, is not allowed by our Constitution. Being born here, even if their parents are criminals, does not deny a child their right to United States citizenship. Therefore, since children have no way to prevent their parents from committing an illegal act they should not be held accountable and punished for such acts. They should be afforded the same documentation and recognized status as citizens under our Constitution, even though they were not born here, as those children born in the U.S. of illegal immigrants.

Last relative immigration act. Most countries have a policy when a citizen who has no other relatives in the country can sponsor only one relative to come to the country. It doesn't matter if it s a grandmother or a brother. It is a last relative, who needs and wants to immigrate to establish a family connection. I have a 28 year old son who is my only relative and I can't get him immigrate to the US because he is over 21. I have nobody in this country. This is just not right.

It is time for Georgia to join the rest of the country in support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform which includes a pathway to citizenship for our undocumented immigrant neighbors who have worked hard to build this country like our immigrant ancestors (including my Italian ones, who happened to come here "illegally", like many others did of all backgrounds).

Property taxes in NJ. I'm on Social Security. The property taxes on my home represent 1/4 of my yearly income. This cannot continue. Please do something about it. Consolidate school districts. Make allowance for seniors and those who have no children attending school.

People who were born and raised in America are suffering because of the millions of illegals invading our country.It neds to stop,we want our country back!

Living on the border I see the reverberations not dealing with this issue produces for all.

We have discriminatory sanctions against every Cuban "national" who has left Cuba permanently if, at any time since July 1963, the individual was a Cuban citizen, or was permanently resident or domiciled in Cuba. Unlike all other U.S. sanctions, we block Cuban refugees' assets unless the U.S. Treasury Department has issued them a license. For example, a Cuban exile who becomes a Spanish citizen cannot eat at McDonald's in Madrid, open a bank or securities account at a U.S. bank's subsidiary in Barcelona, or be sent a gift from a cousin in the United States without a Treasury license. (A license unblocks Cuban exiles who have legally resided in the United States.) We should end this U.S. discrimination against Cuban exiles in third countries, which imposes huge compliance costs for U.S. subsidiaries abroad, angers countries with different policies toward Cuba, and which provides no benefit to U.S. sanctions policy. Limit U.S. sanctions against individual Cubans to people in Cuba now.

This year, we have the best chance we've had in a long time to create change in an immigration system that has left 11 million people living in the shadow of deportation. But in past years, previous Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bills introduced in Congress haven't come close to giving all undocumented people a chance at citizenship. For example, a 2006 CIR bill that failed would have given only 7 million the opportunity to "fix" their status if it had passed. Tell your Congressperson that you won't settle and leave anyone behind. Sign this petition calling for a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented people.

Every year, millions of Americans are locked out of our country’s health care system because of federal policies that prohibit some immigrants, including legal permanent residents, from obtaining health benefits. These are bad policies that cost lives and money. They are policies that were not remedied during health care reform. They should be addressed now, as the country moves forward to fix the broken immigration system.

We are asking Congress and the President to expand waivers to include Legal Permanent Residents who were separated from their families due to the harsh 96 immigration law. According to the report, In the Child's Best Interest, "We estimate that more than 100,000 children have been affected by LPR parental deportation between 1997 and 2007, and that at least 88,000 of impacted children were U.S. citizens" I am one of those and the time has come to unite ALL families!

Pleade follow this immigration reform so badly needed to do good to ALL

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS PUT FORTH REASONABLE APPROACH TO REFORM THE BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM.WE THE PEPPLE NOW MUST FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE RIGHT SMIRES AND STAND-UP FOR COMMON SENCE