Posted on 05/01/2012 4:23:48 PM PDT by Feline_AIDS
Just watched an episode of The First 48 (great show, btw), and the two suspects were Mexican nationals, aka illegal immigrants. The show did acknowledge both men are/were in the country illegally.
The police got a surviving victim to identify the suspects in a photo line up. Then the police found them hiding out in rural west Texas and brought them in.
Right off the bat they both asked for attorneys. Why do they have that right? And of course it's absurd that they get taxpayer-funded public defenders, but that's not really the issue. If they're not citizens, why do they get the rights of American citizens?
I don’t like them getting attorneys but I do think they should have some kind of representation to make sure that they really are illegal. Mexico should be chaged for their representation.
Beyond that all they should get is humane treatment and speedy deportation.
Because O marxist needs the votes!
Government can grant priviliges, but not rights.
/johnny
Every criminal suspect has the right to an attorney. The US Constitution applies to everyone in the US, not just US citizens. Of course, you are speaking of illegals being charged with a felony, not just being deported.
They are not citizens, the do not have the right to free speech, the do not have a right to bear arms, we can quarter troops in their homes, we do not need a warrant to search their homes and they do not have a right to remain silent.
The nearest Mexican consolote, or whatever it is should send the lawyers...All illegals should get attorneys from their country reps. Paid by same. MO
And attorneys need the business.
This is a criminal prosecution; the aliens are accused; they have the right to counsel.
That's probably not a bad idea.
As other posters have pointed out, the day may come when YOU are accused of being an illegal immigrant. Being such is a serious crime and the burden of proof is on the government.
Once the government has met their burden, then judges should punish the criminals such that the punishment acts as a deterrent. I know I wouldn't get a free ride if I broke any of the thousands of gun laws in the U.S.
If not for the penalties ranging up to ten years in prison I would keep and bear arms as I see fit. That simply isn't practical with the legal infringements in place today.
The same should be true of the completely justified laws which protect our borders. Deterrence works. I am very angry with the government for this double standard.
Do they have freedom of religion? Or could President Romney by executive order decree that all illegal aliens be forced to convert to Mormonism?
“The ruling by former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, issued in January, said that the Sixth Amendment right to an attorney only applied to criminal cases, not civil immigration proceedings.”
Thanks for the link.
And it looks like it was the Bush Administration than granted legal council to illegal aliens.
“Or could President Romney by executive order decree that all illegal aliens be forced to convert to Mormonism? “
No, but he could have them baptized by proxy.
I assume you are being facetious, but you should consider the implications of your view that the First Amendment doesn’t apply to aliens.
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