Posted on 07/24/2015 11:27:30 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley took his pro-immigration stance to a new level Friday by declaring citizenship "a human right."
O'Malley, who has long been an advocate for illegal immigrant rights, has made amnesty a centerpiece of his campaign since he declared two months ago. His comments come in response to Texas health officials asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by immigrant parents who were denied birth certificates for their U.S.-born children.
"Denying birth certificates to U.S. citizens is not only outrageous, it's unconstitutional," O'Malley said in a statement on Friday. "The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution could not be clearer. It states that 'all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.'"
He added, "The Texas Department of State Health services should cease this discriminatory and unconstitutional practice immediately. Citizenship is a human right."
Without a birth certificate it can be difficult to prove residence for educational, medical and travel purposes. The Texas department of health services refused to issue the birth certificates because the immigrant parents did not have proper identification.
"As a result of this situation, hundreds, and possibly thousands, of parents from Mexico and Central America have been recently denied birth certificates for their Texas-born children," according to the lawsuit filed in May.
The case comes amidst President Obama's push to protect million of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. from deportation. Immigration has been a hot-button issue on the campaign trail as Democrats call for amnesty and Donald Trump calls for closing the border.
I proclaim it’s a human right to pass gas in public AND snort cocaine.
For all 6.x billion people on earth, now, Marty?
This kind of sophistry should be met with viciousness. Seriously.
Ok so since America is a ‘human right’ that means we can go into Iran and take over their country????? Wonder how far that would work???
Of course, Owe’Malley is also the buffoon who refers to illegals as New Americans.
This guy makes Obama look statesmanlike and intelligent.
Other cultures would call that either racist or imperialist.
Incidentally, there were “humans” long before there was “America”, so the question arises, did those early humans know there would be an America and crave citizenship therein?
This guy has the mental capacity of a hemmorhoid.
Sorry, not going there...
Looks like he has a matching toenail Banjo color scheme going on..
How metro of him.
He’d really bring some new energy to the Oval Orifice.
Screw respect.
..... Nah ...... It's more like a privilege and an honor Mr. O'Malley. You just made a false, stupid and irresponsible statement Mr. O'Malley.
And one other point to the idiot O'Malley;
One does not attain citizenship in the US by simply walking across our borders and setting up shop somewhere while stealing health care, services, food and lodging.
Liberals always ignore the second part of the amendment.
Just because someone gives birth here does NOT automatically make the child a citizen, although the courts conveniently allow it to happen. For example, all children of United Nations ambassadors born here are not USA citizens.
Get out of my country and don’t come back, Martin O’ A$$hole.
” May 26, 2014 - I love that as governor of MD I can still play street music in Annapolis.”
Notice the bodyguard to his left.
Every bum with a banjo or a bottle of Windex and a squeegee has one of them.
Mu hu wha ha ha ha ha
Your evil plan is about to be hatched !
Not far off from this criminal administration’s term “American-in-waiting.”
O ‘ Malley keeps showing that somewhere somehow a village is missing its idiot
O ‘ Malley keeps showing that somewhere somehow a village is missing its idiot
6,000,000,000 EBTs
100% unemployment
Except for the 50% of the population living in labor/reeducation camps who will be 100% employed
And just when the marathon runner of socialism comes to the finish line, he will be beheaded, and the moon god of the Islamic Caliphate will rule over all :(
This idiot might make a good comedian.
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