Why family supports reform

"At 43, I didn't think I was able to get pregnant,” said Kathy Harrison, now 45. "She was our gift from God.”

But even before her delivery, baby Darcy had serious medical issues. Doctors informed the couple that Darcy would need an emergency surgery immediately after she was born to repair a small hole the infant had at the base of her brain. Darcy also was born with a mosaic chromosome No. 7, which causes severe growth retardation. Now, 14 months old, having endured five surgeries and more than a dozen trips to the emergency room, the little girl weighs only 15 pounds.

It was during these repeated trips to the packed emergency room, which he says were largely filled with non-English speaking Hispanics, that Chip Harrison's feelings about illegal immigration solidified.

"I feel it influenced her care. Because of her neurological issues, I wanted the best doctor and the best care, and our medical facilities are being overburdened by illegal aliens,” Chip Harrison, 52, said. "They come in, they get treated and they leave. And it's always been in the back of my mind, is this going to affect the health care of my child?”