There is something oddly fascist about voluntarily surrendering your own flesh and blood to the authorities in the interest of complying with ignorant state/federal policy. People should avoid befriending this sort of individual.
Yeah, "my government first, then my family" is pretty disturbing.
"My family first, then my government" has major issues too, though. All lies in proportions.
The notion of loyalty to abstract entities has major issues, though, at the kid's age, family is surely something much less abstract than government.