Posted on 04/13/2006 5:09:07 PM PDT by lancer256
There is only one group of people with less credibility on the immigration issue than Washington politicians. It is the illegal immigrants protesting violations of their "rights" while parading the Mexican flag and disrespecting the one symbolizing the great nation from which they're demanding favors.
I'm not talking about all demonstrators in every city in which a march occurred. Some were reportedly peaceful and even patriotic. But the hostility of some protestors did more to galvanize apathetic Americans into demanding action on immigration than all the previous alarm-warnings from politicians and pundits combined.
Nothing awakens the sleeping giant like direct threats to her sovereignty and security. And it was hard not to feel violated by the outrageous spectacle of people making demands on the very system they have circumvented instead of demonstrating some humility, if not contrition.
On the other hand, it's not hard to understand their attitude, given our shameful negligence concerning the integrity of our border and the rule of law. We hardly have clean hands either, considering our enforcement laxity and our Faustian bargain to reap the fruit of the poisonous tree by exploiting the cheap labor illegals provide. We don't even have enough respect for our laws to call violators "illegals," insisting on the euphemism undocumented workers.
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Close the borders and start deporting!
Even illegal immigrants have rights under the U.S. Constitution.
Please enumerate those rights for me. I have seem to have forgotten what they are.
Close the border and start drying up jobs, social services and money transfers South.
Immigrants have rights, illegal aliens get humane treatment.
If we can get their hands out of the taxpayers pockets we're halfway free.
I'm with you on the 14th Amendment and due process. In order to deport, or otherwise punish, illegal aliens, it is necessary to follow due process.
On the other hand, court cases don't establish "rights". They merely establish a legal interpretation, pending a re-interpretation. Dred Scott and Plessy are no longer the law of the land -- so that slavery and segregation are no longer "rights".
That goes for the mistaken interpretation of the "Citizenship Clause" of the 14th Amendment, as well.
Amendment I
Under Plyer v. Doe. the CHILDREN of illegal aliens become citizens and have the same rights. Illegal aliens are illegal aliens no matter how many times the border anachists try to say otherwise.
I don't work for ACLU or ANSWER, or even La Raza. Now what, even American citizens don't have First Amendment rights?!
If there isn't, there should be a differentiation between "persons" and "invaders".
Close the borders and then close Congress!
For some reason, the text of First Amendment was missing in that post:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
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