Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights. Ratified 7/9/1868. Note History
1. 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.
2007-06-29 10:41:47 · 15 answers · asked by GREAT_AMERICAN 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The Fourteenth Amendment doesn't enter into this debate. If our leaders choose to streamline our immigration process, all that does is make more immigrants legal. Once they are legal, they can apply for citizenship if the law allows it.
Now, if you are arguing that the amendment should be changed so that it is clear that children of illegal aliens are not entitled to citizenship, I'm with you 100%. As a legal alien, I resent people coming here, paying less to do so than I did and ending up with my tax money in their back pocket, simply because they gave birth north of the border.
One day, those of us who followed the rules when immigrating will find a voice. Maybe then those who seek to run our affairs will actually pay attention.
2007-06-29 11:19:14 · answer #1 · answered by skip 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When referring to the rights of life, liberty, or property, note the use of the word "person" and not the word "citizen". The word Citizen is used elsewhere in the Constitution (including this very amendment!) so if the framers wanted to deny illegals any rights at all, they would have used the word 'citizen' in the phrase dealing with 'life, liberty, or property' too.
2007-06-29 10:45:44 · answer #2 · answered by Brand X 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wait, i know they're not citizens...
but--"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."
now they're not people?
2007-06-29 10:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by brian 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Illegal aliens were neither born nor naturalized in the United States.
2007-06-29 10:49:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i was recently in Ocean City when i realized everyone working in the stores had trouble speaking English and they were not from our country. I was even more astonished when i got on 4 different buses only to see and hear people speaking some foreign language and they did not speak our language at all this is my opinion but if u cant speak our language don't come!
2007-06-29 12:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Democrats are the ones who wont them her and Republicans want mexicans out of are coutry for good!
2007-06-29 16:54:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
constitutional rights apply to anyone in this land, regardless of citizenship. illegal immigrants, resident aliens, tourists, citizens, all have these rights on u.s. territory.
2007-06-29 11:54:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have a question for you, if they're not here are you going to take all the dead end jobs? All the jobs that no Americans want because you either have to work too long and too hard or the ones that don't pay enough.
2007-06-29 11:03:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
all men have the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
besides those, illegal immigrants have no rights so what are you talking about?
2007-06-29 10:47:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The answer my friend was blowing in the wind ,the answer is the A.C.L.U.
2007-06-29 10:47:07 · answer #10 · answered by TEC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋