Why not just ship them back to where they came from when they get in trouble with the law here.
Why do they have the rights of our constituion period?
2007-09-04 05:10:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
My realives came here from Austria. They went through the doors of Ellis Island. They took a pledge and became US citizens.
Throughout history there have been wars fought and land taken. BIG WHOOP when it comes to this question.
Illegal is illegal. Meaning not supposed to be here by todays standards.
2007-09-04 05:21:40 · update #1
The Declaration of Independence spoke of "inalienable" rights. This means that governments nor rulers (nor even the people) do not bestow rights upon a person. Rather, they exist by nature. Some of the Constitutional drafters were actually opposed to a Bill of Rights fearing the exact attitude that you are displaying. By including certain rights in the Federal government's guiding document, they feared that people would construe the meaning to be that the Federal government granted those rights.
When we believe that government can grant rights, we also admit that it can revoke them. We should be careful in this regard. Every person should have a right to due process and to be treated with dignity. That's not to say that we don't deport illegal aliens - especially those convicted of criminal acts. But let's not talk about them not having rights.
2007-09-04 05:24:54 · answer #1 · answered by Joe S 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
The Declaration of Independence speaks of inalienable rights endowed by our Creator. That means they apply to everyone regardless of nationality, immigration status or anything else. They merely have to be alive and human.
The US has a very poor history of abiding by that concept though. Just ask the Native people of North America. Or slaves. Or women for most of the history of the country.
Everyone in the US, at least in theory, has the right to free speech, freedom of religion, freedom to assemble, protection against random or unjustified search and seizure, the right to a fair trial, and equal protection under the law. That applies to citizens, legal immigrants, illegal immigrants, visitors, refugees, and everyone else.
There are also international conventions and treaties that govern how foreign citizens are treated in other countries that reinforce many of those rights.
And many illegal immigrants do get deported when they get in trouble with the law, even if they are found not guilty of the original criminal charge. If they don't have papers they are often immediately handed over to immigration authorities.
2007-09-04 09:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by coolrockboy380 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Illegal Aliens do not get all of our constitutional rights. That is a myth. If the hired help (judges and politicians) would do their job then every illegal that broke a law would be deported.
2007-09-04 05:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by Coasty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, why even have a trial? Why not just ship anyone out if they are deemed an illegal alien. Of course, that would allow the government the ability to arrest anyone, deem them to be an illegal alien, and ship them off, without giving them the ability to prove their citizenship. But our forefathers didn't want us to have that right.
2007-09-04 05:20:53 · answer #4 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The first sentence in the constitution states, " We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union". that means in order to form a more perfect union today, we must accept these good people
2007-09-04 05:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You can thank liberals for that. Sometimes they do get shipped back, which is pretty stupid. They come here to break a law and then get a free plane ticket home.
2007-09-04 05:16:35 · answer #6 · answered by Alright 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
They have the right to due process..just as long as that due process leads to their deportation.
2007-09-04 05:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by NoAmnesty4U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JORGE BUSH! Technically they don't have any rights. That's why the Mexican president's statement of "protecting the rights of Mexicans in the US" is so insulting!
ILLEGALS HAVE NO RIGHTS!!! DEPORT ALL 20 to 30 MILLION ILLEGALS!!!!
2007-09-04 05:29:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
They don't.
Illegal Aliens have very limited "rights" in this country.
Any "rights" they have come under *criminal statutes.*
2007-09-04 05:19:17 · answer #9 · answered by tom p 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Why in the world did your ancestors come to a continent which was "already" inhabited by indians?. why didn't your ancstor just stayed in Europe?. You wouldnt have to complain against immigrants if your ancestors had stayed there.
2007-09-04 05:18:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋