United States v. Wong Kim Ark
The evident intention, and the necessary effect, of the submission of this case to the decision of the court upon the facts agreed by the parties were to present for determination the single question stated at the beginning of this opinion, namely, whether a child born in the United States, of parent of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States. For the reasons above stated, this court is of opinion that the question must be answered in the affirmative.
Order affirmed.
United States v. Wong Kim Ark
The United States Congress proposed the Fourteenth Amendment on June 13, 1866 and on July 9, 1868 three-fourths of the states (28 of 37) had ratified the amendment
First let me say this, had you bothered to read what I posted you would have seen that for the most part I agree in principle with the idea. Rather than do that however, you decided to engage in name calling which I have zero respect for and even further zero tolerence for. That said, my statement on US Military members both citizens and non-citizens still applies to laws proposed laws like these. Did you stop and think for a moment in your advocacy for sending them all home that some of these members in the military might just be non-citizens and be married to non-citizens that have those children you wish to export for this nation? If you had bothered to read a little further into what I posted you would also have in your obvious google searches run across the following.
Under Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by Alien," any citizen of any country other than the United States who:
Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers; or
Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or
Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact;
has committed a federal crime.
Violations are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment for up to six months. Repeat offenses can bring up to two years in prison. Additional civil fines may be imposed at the discretion of immigration judges, but civil fines do not negate the criminal sanctions or nature of the offense.
The fourteenth amendment to the constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens. It says: '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.' These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws. It is accordingly enacted by section 1977 of the Revised Statutes that 'all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right, in every state and territory, to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other.'
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Further before you decided to engage in your rant you would have seen, that I actually advocate enforcing these laws . I also made it clear that rather than crafting more useless legislation that does nothing but satisfy the needs of some, it's better off to actually spend the resources to actually enforce the laws we have now. As this will be the last post I will repsond to you with.. I will leave you with the following..
List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ten recipients were born outside the United States mainland, one each in Chile and Spain, four in Mexico and four in Puerto Rico. Seaman Philip Bazaar from Chile received the medal in January 1865 and Seaman John Ortega from Spain in December 1865. The first native Mexican recipient was Staff Sergeant Marcario Garcia and the first Puerto Rican was PFC Fernando Luis Garcia.[7] 1st Lt. Rudolph B. Davila, of Hispanic-Filipino descent, was the only person of Filipino ancestry to receive the medal for his actions in the war in Europe during World War II.[8] Private Joe P. Martinez was the first Hispanic-American recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for combat heroism on American soil during the same conflict.[9] 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez, is the only Hispanic graduate of the United States Naval Academy recipient of the Medal of Honor[10]. Captain Humbert Roque Versace was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor to be given to an Army POW for his actions during captivity in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War
The decision formalizes a deal that has seen an estimated 55,000 foreigners become US citizens since 2001, a spokesperson for the country's Citizenship and Immigration Services told AFP.
The lure of US citizenship has drawn thousands of new recruits, many from Latin America, to US forces eager to snap-up personnel to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
AFP: Foreigners in US military get fast-track to citizenship
Something to think about when you advocate for taking citizenship away from children born here rather than enforce the laws we have.