If a child is born in the US, with rare exception, it is granted US citizenship. If the mother is not in the US legally, she may be deported. She has the right to continue breastfeeding. It just means that the baby has to go with her. By leaving the US with its mother, the baby does not relinquish its US citizenship. Nancy Sherwood, IBCLC Reston, Virginia *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html