[Luis Gonzalez]

I never said that these acts afforded immigration a right to afair trial, I have no idea what you're talking about here.

Try doing some reading:

• 1798 : The Alien Act - An Act Respecting Alien Enemies : July 6
  
  

• 1798 : The Sedition Act - An Act in Addition to the Act, Entitled "An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States." : July 14
  

[Valentine_W]

"I never said that these acts afforded immigration a right to afair trial, I have no idea what you're talking about here."

You need to use better words then, because you used the word "crime" in your statement. When we are able to label an individual's behavior as a "crime", the label is given after the formal charge by the state or federal government. When a crime is charged, a trial ensues. The point I made was that after the Alien and Sedition Acts was enacte by Congress in 1798, immigrants and other non-citizens could be deported without a trial. In otherwords, proof of a crime wasn't even a standard for deportation.