3 million U.S. citizen children are believed to have one undocumented parent . Julie Quiroz , 13 , was born in the U.S. but had to return to Mexico with her mom . ` ` I never belonged there ... Stories like these are becoming more common , immigration analysts say , with American children caught in the middle of their mother or father 's illegal status . My dad is a Mexican citizen, and my mom's not here legally. Thanks to a philanthropist , Quiroz was able to come back to study ; but without mother .
3 million U.S. citizen children are believed to have one undocumented parent . Julie Quiroz , 13 , was born in the U.S. but had to return to Mexico with her mom . ` ` I never belonged there ... My dad is a Mexican citizen, and my mom's not here legally. Thanks to a philanthropist , Quiroz was able to come back to study ; but without mother .