[Jim W N]

Hmmm.

One who is in the country illegally is entitled to a hearing before being deported? So anyone that sneaks into this country has that right? Not sure that’s a constitutional right. The Constitution applies to protecting American citizens, not aliens.

You bring up a good point, though, about how to justly process this mass deportation. To me, you start in the prisons. They’ve already been processed and if they are here illegally, they’re thrown out.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Hmmm. One who is in the country illegally is entitled to a hearing before being deported? So anyone that sneaks into this country has that right? Not sure that’s a constitutional right.

It's statutory, so you'd have to change the law to deprive them of the hearing to which most of them are entitled. There are a few exceptions, but most of those exceptions can be evaded simply by claiming you're a refugees who would be harmed if returned.

The Constitution applies to protecting American citizens, not aliens.

Actually, though immigration is statutory, the Court has held (right or wrong) that most Constitutional rights do apply to ilegals.