>>"grew up in America"

so, were they born here?<<

No. That's what I was saying. If they had not beenlazy and gotten their citizenship like nearly all of them admitted they could have and should have (especially having family here that are citizens) they ouldn't have been deported. Too damn bad.

>>If so, shouldn't we deport any and all criminals? If so, where to?<<

They were not born here and were not citizens. They weren't here ilegally but they engaged in illegal behavior and I say good riddance. They weren't deported for breaking the law, they were deported for being non-citizens breaking the law. I see nothing wrong with deporting them. I'll promise you, other countries won't hesitate to deport you. Remember that 15-year-old kid that defaced people's property in Singapore some years back? What did they do to him? They sentenced him to caning and held him in jail until his caning date. He received five lashes on the buttocks (not love taps either, the canes tears the skin open) and was then deported.

And I say, oh well. He broke the law and he got what he was bucking for and if he wasn't aware of what the law was in Singapore--too bad.