Posted on 09/21/2013 1:41:20 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
LOS ANGELES — California is challenging the historic status of American citizenship with measures to permit noncitizens to sit on juries and monitor polls for elections in which they cannot vote and to open the practice of law even to those here illegally. It is the leading edge of a national trend that includes granting drivers’ licenses and in-state tuition to illegal immigrants in some states and that suggests legal residency could evolve into an appealing option should immigration legislation fail to produce a path to citizenship.
With 3.5 million noncitizens who are legal permanent residents in California, some view the changes as an acknowledgment of who is living here and the need to require some public service of them. But the new laws raise profound questions about which rights and responsibilities rightly belong to citizens over residents.
“What is more basic to our society than being able to judge your fellow citizens?” asked Jessica A. Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, referring to jury service. “We’re absolutely going to the bedrock of things here and stretching what we used to think of as limits.”
One new state law allows legal permanent residents to monitor polls during elections, help translate instructions and offer other assistance to voting citizens. And immigrants who were brought into the country illegally by their parents will be able to practice law here, something no other states allow.
In many ways, the new measures underscore the lock Democrats have over the State Capitol, where they hold an overwhelming majority in both houses. Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed the poll worker legislation this month and has indicated his approval of the other bills.Many of the changes, including granting drivers’ licenses to unauthorized immigrants, passed with overwhelming support and the backing of several Republicans.
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If only Congress could defund Calif..
California should just declare that it is now a northern province of Mexico. NORTE CALIFORNIA. Welcome back to Mexico.
“Never before has a state legislature endeavored so hard to work for the benefit of foreign nationals at the detriment of that state’s citizens.”
All dying states are doing it (NJ is doing the same). When you strangle industry/enterprise, then you are left with the permanent underclass when taxpayers and companies flee. Since the underclass doesn’t breed enough, they have to import people to keep homes occupied and classrooms full. That really is what “sanctuary” boils down to.
If you don't like it now, just hang around, it will get a lot worse, before it gets better.
Why is our political class actively working to drive out Americans with foreigners from 3rd world countries? I suspect it’s because peons become dependent and are easy to control.
Citizenship no longer has any meaning. And that is the way the left wants it. Government by mob rule.
Wow the Nazis and Japs had it all wrong. All they had to do was wait about 30 - 40 years and just waltz right over the border and take over the US state by state! And incredibly the Democrat party would have helped them every step of the way!
Well, maybe that is a factor. I think it is because America hating, left wing liberal, socialist, pinko commie geek MFers are deliberately trying to destroy American culture, and they know this is a good way to do it.
Calif should become their own country.They are doing everything they can to be catering to illegals as the list gets bigger and bigger. Mexico must be very pleased as they impose their will unto Calif as Calif submits to Mexico conquest
I’d say give it back to Mexico along with DIFI and Boxer, but sadly that’s not what they want.
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