Are you suggesting we never deport parents under any circumstance? Having a citizen child is not some get-out-deportation-free card.
The real solution to this is to end jus solis.
Separating children from parents is incredibly cruel, inhumane, even.
No, that's a step down a terrible return to pre-Civil War policy. We should be actively fighting against enslavement and for due process, not throwing our hands up and saying "well, guess we can't [bring them back from El Salvador, have a sane policy with respect to families, have people's rights to citizenship and legal residence respected]".
I have nothing to gain from the US devolving from a democracy, but you're headed that way.
> Entering the United States illegally is not classified as a civil offense; it is a criminal offense. Under U.S. law, specifically under Title 8 of the U.S. Code, unauthorized entry into the country is considered a misdemeanor. The specific statute is 8 U.S.C. § 1325
So is their life forfeit now, and the respective goverment absolved of responsibility?