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Therefore, our Founders enforced four basic requirements for “enrollment and acceptance” into American citizenry. We still utilize them (at least in policy) to this day, but we desperately need to enforce them. The Heritage Foundation summarizes:
“Key criteria for citizenship of the Naturalization Act of 1795 remain part of American law. These include
(1) five years of (lawful) residence within the United States;
(2) a ‘good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States’;
(3) the taking of a formal oath to support the Constitution and to renounce any foreign allegiance; and
(4) the renunciation of any hereditary titles.”
All these things are FINE but they must announce their presence here and go through our LEGAL PROCESS!
Jefferson in particular, was concerned about culture clashes and destroying the “promised land”. They sacrificed allot to have Judeo Christian principles for our land and did NOT want it over run with others that would find that repulsive.
I have read one of his books where he states that we need to offer a path to citizenship to the "undocumented workers." He is part of the "pay a fine, learn English, and get to the back of the line" crowd that don't consider this to be amnesty, which it is.