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Senate Immigration Proposal To Include Pathway To Citizenship [Big Win For Obama!]
ABCNews ^ | January 27, 2013 | Abby Phillip

Posted on 01/27/2013 10:07:32 AM PST by Steelfish

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To: Steelfish

In 4 more years we will need another of these amnesty programs for all of those who continue to sneak in.

No program should start until armed guards with orders to shoot to kill are placed on the border to stop more illegals from coming in.

If we are to do this every 3 or 4 years, why not just take down the border gates and make Mexico a state?

During the war it was rumored that John McCain got special treatment in the prison camp because his father was an Admiral, I have no trouble believing that as I see how he double crosses his political party


21 posted on 01/27/2013 12:38:53 PM PST by Venturer
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Speaking of immigration legislation, given that some freepers haven't seen this before, Vice President Thomas Jefferson had noted, in terms of the 10th Amendment nonetheless, and regardless of today's PC interpretation of the uniform Rules of Naturalization clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 4), that the states have never delegated to Congress via the Constituton the specific power to regulate immigration.
"4. _Resolved_, That alien friends are under the jurisdiction and protection of the laws of the State wherein they are: that no power over them has been delegated to the United States, nor prohibited to the individual States, distinct from their power over citizens. And it being true as a general principle, and one of the amendments to the Constitution having also declared, that "the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people," the act of the Congress of the United States, passed on the -- day of July, 1798, intituled "An Act concerning aliens," which assumes powers over alien friends, not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void, and of no force." (emphases added) --Thomas Jefferson, Draft of the Kentucky Resolutions - October 1798.

So based on Thomas Jefferson's expert understanding of the Constitution, immigration is a unique, 10th Amendment protected state power issue.

Also note that Jefferson's stance on state power to regulate immigration probably helped him to be elected as the 3rd president.

22 posted on 01/27/2013 12:40:10 PM PST by Amendment10
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All of the Mexican illegals can have dual citizenship. Their first loyalty is to Mexico. What bugs me is that most of the illegals are not even asking for citizenship. They want permanent resident status. They don’t want to salute the U.S. flag. They salute the red white and green.


23 posted on 01/27/2013 12:43:01 PM PST by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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24 posted on 01/27/2013 12:50:32 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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“In 4 more years we will need another of these amnesty programs for all of those who continue to sneak in.”

Precisely.
The term “comprehensive immigration reform” is a semantic smokescreen that would make a crow blush.
But they don’t have the honesty to just come right out and say what they really want. They want what La Raza wants. So they use expressions like `comprehensive immigration reform’ and `a pathway to citizenship’ and `the system is broke, we must fix it.’ They don’t want to fix anything. They want to kick the can down the road, like the budget.

Go ahead, Congress: If you want to see “people coming out of the shadows” ignore the 2nd amendment; keep killing unborn babies; spend us into bankruptcy; tax us `til we’re dry ...
We know who you are and we know what you are: venal dilettantes working 15 hour weeks, twenty weeks a year, slopping at the public trough—unfaithful and irresponsible servants. And we know where to find you.


25 posted on 01/27/2013 1:14:07 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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26 posted on 01/27/2013 1:30:15 PM PST by narses
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27 posted on 01/27/2013 1:30:52 PM PST by narses
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We already have a "path to citizenship." It starts with entering the country legally. My father did it; my wife did it. They can too.
28 posted on 01/27/2013 2:33:49 PM PST by JoeFromSidney ( New book: RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. Buy from Amazon.)
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I don't give a $hit about the Senate. Are there enough Rinos in the House to pass this monstrosity?
29 posted on 01/27/2013 3:02:23 PM PST by HenpeckedCon (What pi$$es me off the most is that POS commie will get a State Funeral!)
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It’s not much of a win unless it can pass in the House too. Normally, I’d say that was in doubt, but the GOPe has a suicidal urge to coddle illegals, so who knows?


30 posted on 01/27/2013 3:54:38 PM PST by Boogieman
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Senate Immigration Proposal To Include Pathway To Citizenship

This not an immigrant pathway to citizenship this is a citizenship pathway to lawbreakers.

The spineless and the leftists attempt to mold laws to legalize the illegal.

No pardons, no Amnesty -let the illegals self deport!

31 posted on 01/27/2013 5:31:22 PM PST by DBeers (†)
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