I read this story online.

Shouldn't Ms. Trevizo's piece advocating special sympathy for illegal aliens be placed on the editorial pages of the paper? Is the journalist aware that thousands of American citizens arrested for breaking the law also often have family problems as well?

Millions of Americans go without medical care and the illegal alien receives it for free. This is another one of those articles that intentionally glosses over the stark reality of mass illegal migration and how these people and foreign governments take advantage of America. You will not see a foreign policy regarding this issue from either of the two candidates running for president. While they plan amnesty for millions of Mexicans the Chamber of Commerce is cutting deals with the cartels. I could see this story if there were less then half a million illegals in the country. It would pull at your heart strings to feel sorry for this illegal. But we are not talking about a few hundred thousand people here. We are talking about a population in the millions that is having a direct negative social and economic impact on the life's of the American people each and every day.

Campbell, note that the baby is a citizen, not an illegal.

I recommend to the immigration judge that the "hardship" that the American daughter would face without her mother's presence does NOT constitute an exception to immigration law in this case. The mother needs to be deported. She can arrange for her daughter to stay in the USA, if she would like. Or she can take the baby back to her country, to her family, where they could all be together.

I have a son with special needs and we have struggled for his entire 12 yrs to provide him with his medical care. I have worked fulltime, being a mother and a father to my son when his father was on deployments or working 18 hr days, 7 days a week in the navy.
I lost my job to the recession the President says isn't happening. My husband's retirement doesn't pay the bills let alone the medical expenses and perscriptions. Military benefits are not what they use to be, especially after retirement. We've lost our home, our car, and live without many of the bare essentials. No one seems to see what we do for our son as out of the ordinary. We give up all but the basic essentials to give him care, and yet we don't qualify for any help. My family has lived in this country for generations, fought in every war. My husband's family are Native Americans. Where is our help???????

Each and every one of the prior posters is spot on.

We do not care for our own before aiding illegal aliens. I lay this at the feet of our news media and their sob-sister pleas and highly distorted and biased reporting in favor of everyone except those in dire need who are here legally.

How about some stories about legal residents trying their best to raise their kids?

Neither of our presidential candidates intend to even think about our problems -- unless you are minority, single-female, or illegal. Sad affair, that.

This woman was an illegal & should be sent back to where she came from with ALL of the rest and thier children. Let the child come back in 18 years to claim citizenship if they choose it then. I believe the "anchor baby" ruling is BS at any rate.

If an American goes to Mexico or another country and produces offspring are they given freebies and citizenship? Absolutly not. It wasn't supposed to be that way here either.

luvshelties,

Huge thanks to you and your husband for the military service. I am so sorry to hear you've been put in such a horrible position with your losses. I hope your situation improves. Would CoverKids help you any?

I have empathy for everyone on this story. I empathize with the illegals and I empathize with the people that have problems with them getting any kind of social aid. I have lived in Guatemala and seen the conditions these people are fleeing from. I would do the same if I was a Guatemalan. What I challange the people of this country to do is not mix the problems. Our health care system is horribly broken here. You are right, US citizens have a very hard time affording or finding help. That is one problem and should be addressed by our leaders. Many other countries do health care for all. England until very recently would treat citizens and non-citizens withoug question. What a concept to care for all. How you feel about immigration or illegals is one problem. Our health care is another. I believe that people hold the immigrants up as the problem when in fact health care needs to be fixed either way.

I AM AN AMERICAN BORN AND RAISED HERE I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW EVERYONE FEELS IN THIS SITUATION. BUT WE NEED TO RELIZE THAT THIS BABY IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. MORE THAN LIKLY THIS CHILD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE CARE SHE NEEDS IF SHE GOES BACK TO GUATEMALA. THIS CHILD SHOULD HAVE HER MOTHER WITH HER. I DONT UNDERSTAND MOST OF YOU PEOPLE. IF THIS WAS YOUR CHILD WOULD YOU WANT TO TAKE HER SOMEWHERE THAT SHE COULD NOT GET THE CARE SHE NEEDS AND DESERVES. OR WOULD YOU WANT TO LEAVE HER IN A COUNTRY BY HERSELF SO FAR AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO LOVE HER. OR WOULD YOU WANT TO BE WITH HER AND LET HER GET THE CARE SHE NEEDS. I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN BEHIDE. THIS CHILD HAS ALL THE RIGHTS THAT WE DO AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE HER MOTHER WITH HER. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAY WHILE THIS CHILD GETS THE MEDICAL ATTENTION SHE NEEDS.