what does the U.S. constitution say about immigration?

Question

the constitution says "we the people of the UNTIED STATES..." that doesn't include mexico germany or russia china or anything like that so why are the illegals still here? why are they protected using OUR constitution if they aren't even CITIZENS!

Answer 1

You musn't be a really clever gringa if you thought about that by yourself when you can't even spell UNITED properly.

Thumbs down, the usual when you people don't like the truth.

Answer 2

What Does The Constitution Say About Immigration

Answer 3

I don t no much about no constitution, so I looked it up. Turn s out the constitution is on the internet and is searchable. Immigration isn t mentioned anywhere, but naturalization is covered by the 14th

" All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."



And since the 10th amendment restricts the federal government from assuming powers not given to it specifically by the constitution, neither the federal not states con interfere with people coming and going.

God, I hate that! Why can t we be like Russia or North Korea

Why do we have to be so #%# free,

Whaaaaaa

Answer 4

The Constitution never mentions immigration, so how is it that the rules for immigrants, and quotas from countries, are set by the federal government and not by the state governments? After all, as the 10th Amendment states, are the powers not delegated to the United States held by the states, or the people?



The Supreme Court has ruled that the Congressional power to regulate naturalization, in Article 1, Section 8, includes the power to regulate immigration (see, for example, Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong, 426 U.S. 88 [1976]). It would not make sense to allow Congress to pass laws to determine how an immigrant becomes a naturalized resident if the Congress cannot determine how that immigrant can come into the country in the first place.

Answer 5

The first official written explanation of American citizenship was included in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution (1868). Section 1 of this amendment declares that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." The wording of this amendment places national citizenship before state citizenship. In other words, an American is first a citizen of the United States and then a citizen of the state in which he or she lives. Citizens are entitled to the rights granted by both the national government and their own state's government.



The 14th Amendment was passed to guarantee citizenship to blacks who were freed from slavery after the Civil War (13th Amendment, 1865). The amendment made the rule of jus soli (place of birth) a law for all U.S. citizens. This means that any child born in the United States becomes a citizen at birth, even if its parents are aliens. (However, the rule does not apply to children born to foreign diplomats or United Nations officials.)



The 14th Amendment does not include jus sanguinis. American citizenship acquired at birth in a foreign nation is usually determined by the law that is in effect at the time the child is born. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, amended in 1965, 1976, and 1978, gives the requirements.



For a child born on or after December 24, 1952, both parents must have been American citizens. In addition, one parent must have lived in the United States for ten years (and for at least five years after the age of 14) before the birth of the child.

Answer 6

Ammendment 10, and Ammendment 14 and you are right.



McCain has begun to fight for the bill. Palin came out, and did a good job of supporting the bill also.

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Gooooood link. And I would bet the Democrats haven't read it.

http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/focus/immigration79-12.pdf



The Role of States in

Immigration Enforcement

The ability of states to influence illegal immigration is being explored as state legislatures consider or enact laws concerning workplace requirements, access to benefits, voting requirements, college tuition, identification, and other areas related to immigration policy. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the illegal immigration debate also has included the role state law enforcement agencies should play in dealing with unauthorized immigrants and border security.

Some argue that the problems resulting from illegal immigration are so serious that states, in concert with federal efforts, should take all possible steps to stem the flow of unauthorized immigrants. These problems, they say, include the high costs of providing services and the appropriateness of allowing unauthorized immigrants to enjoy rights and privileges that should be reserved for citizens and legal residents. Others argue that enforcing immigration policy is a federal responsibility and that state action in this area is inappropriate. Still others contend that federal immigration policy should be completely revamped, such as by enacting a guest worker program, and that piecemeal state action in this area is counterproductive.

Governors in two states – Arizona and New Mexico – declared states of emergency in 2005 over immigration issues, and recent opinion polls reflect the public’s interest in this topic. Seventy-nine percent of those surveyed in November 2005 for a Scripps-Howard Texas Poll said that that the government is not doing enough to stop unauthorized immigration. Eighty-four percent of those surveyed said they considered unauthorized immigration from Mexico to be a serious problem. These numbers are similar to the results of a Washington Post-ABC News national poll conducted in December 2005 in which about

Answer 7

The US constitution says that Congress sets rules for enforcing immigration laws, not states.

Answer 8

If you come here legally and go through the proper channels we welcome you with open arms.If you sneak in here you are an Illegal Alien and need to get the **** out and shipped back to wherever you came from.We can`t bear the weight of the world

Answer 9

U.S. code title 8, section 1325

Answer 10

http://www.unskkkk.com/unskflyers/illegalimmisacrime.PDF

Answer 11

Immigrants' Rights

No Human Being Is Illegal



The Constitution guarantees the fundamental rights and civil liberties of every person in this country. Upholding the rights of the politically disenfranchised is vital; when the government has the power to deny legal rights and due process to one group of people, it puts all our rights in danger. More

http://www.aclu.org/immigrants-rights

Answer 12

Why doesn't Mexico let us all go over there illegally and make us citizens? I mean they are all screaming and crying from the illegal immigrant here to their president, saying it's not fair that we want them to go through the process of being a legal citizen. Well, why is it that in Mexico you have to show your documentation and if you are there illegally you'll find yourself in jail?

Answer 13

if odumbshit wins america looses and america becomes a 3rd world country since odumbshit hates white people and i hate ******* and latin ameicans, spaniards are european white.

Answer 14

You must read the US constitution and learn about it yourself.

Answer 15

Oh, how inhumane of them!

Answer 16

You may be right... the "untied" states.

Answer 17

It includes anybody living here in the USA.