Posted on 02/15/2010 9:38:26 AM PST by NormsRevenge
You still don’t have to allow minors born of illegals before the law goes into effect to stay. Send the parents back and send the minors back with them. You would not want to separate minor children from parents and there is nothing illegal about that. When the child reaches 18 they can apply, with proper and verifiable documentation, for reentry as an adult citizen, without bringing their parents or other family.
The 14th Amendment gives Congress the right to make interpretations as to who would be subject to the jurisdiction of the US. They’ve done it several times in the past. Baca just sees lots of ethnic democrat voters and so until the GOP retakes Congress this legislation hasn’t a prayer.
Yours would be a reasonable argument and should be legally binding so long as minor children of illegal aliens are allowed the same rights to apply for birthright citizenship as children born of foreign parents who were legally present in the United States at the time.
I agree! Only children born to citizes or legal residents holding greencards should be eligable for birthright citizenship. All else no.
Legal foreign parents and their children born here should fall under the same criteria. Legal foreign residents should be treated no differently.
For those who doubt this, look to California as an example.
Go JD!
Let the mudslinging begin!
oh wait, it already has.. lol
Some people just don’t get it!
Even if they do it probably won't go anywhere.
Unless and until the RINO purge happens.
I hope you’re right, friend.
I claim no expertise, but I’m not sure how a foreign visitor can be subject to our laws (stealing, speeding, etc.), but not be under our jusisdiction.
Are you saying that a German citizen who commits a crime by coming to the US illegally is not subject to US jusisdiction under the law?
If that’s the correct bill number, it’s been sitting in a House subcommittee for almost 9 months. If so, and this is nothing new, I wonder why the Daily Bulletin is only now writing about it? Interesting.
The problem will be the Senate where gasbags like Durbin will try to attach Dream Acts and amnesty to basically gum up the works. Maybe with Kennedy and Specter gone we can finally get something done but it's usually about party and votes to them.
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They can be subject to criminal penalties but they can’t be drafted or serve on juries because they’re not citizens and therefore have no allegiance to the US. At least that’s the interpretation of the jurisdiction clause that many experts believe was meant when it was written in the 1860s.
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout!
Oh. No I thought it said anyone born here regardless. I should of known. Anything the Left is for is probably unconstitutional.
Thus rendering any future admissions, illegal or otherwise to the US as "why bother"?
America will not be the guiding light for anyone and they can blame themselves for helping make it that way.
So what else is new?
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