Hagbard Celine said:Hey, read the history of immigration. In 1790, the rule was: "that any alien, being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States"
The "framers" we always talk about couldn't have ever predicted how the future would turn out. Up until the 1800s, nobody even thought about immigration laws. People just came on shore from Europe and if you were brown, you were a slave. In fact, immigration wasn't even the responsibility of the federal government until 1875. So what was carved on the statue of liberty accurately reflected the immigration opinions of the framers.
The gauntlet is thrown...
Excellent observation. But I am not worried about history. I am worried about current events. A study of history doesn't show a parallel. Illegal immigration is not going to kill the USA. But it is going to distort our society. We are threatened from without by terrorism, and our very openness can be used as a weapon against us. By tightening up our immigration policies, we are only helping ourselves. BTW, I have no problem with simply enforcing the existing law fully, fairly, and consistantly everywhere. But since we are not going to enforce the existing law, let's scrap it and write it anew.
The guantlet is picked up, and since the glove don't fit........ we send it to the laundry. :teeth: