It's funny that Democrat liberals want to impeach Trump over issues that are about integrity. High crimes and misdemeanors. Nobody is above the law? Explain sanctuary cities. Um we weren't asked to give illegals sanctuary and it sure isn't constitutional on any level. But Trump needs to be impeached? Really?
What part of the Constitution does or does not address sanctuary cities in your opinion?
Currently, immigration is the venue solely of the federal government. The rules of immigration were reserved to the States through the 10th Amendment until the first Federal law was enacted in 1875. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the following year that immigration regulation was an exclusive Federal responsibility.
Not exactly. In 1875 the United States Supreme Court granted "
plenary powers" over "
immigration" to Congress. Note the quotation marks and the italics.
First, and foremost, the word immigration has a specific legal meaning. Let's define it:
"
The coming Into a country of foreigners for purposes of permanent residence."
What is IMMIGRATION? definition of IMMIGRATION (Black's Law Dictionary)
See that bolded phrase? Now, let's talk.
PRIOR to 1875 the states had the final say in who came and went within their respective states. In the Chy Lung v. Freeman case of 1875, the California state immigration commissioner as well as the sheriff (IIRC) failed to show up and even mount a defense to the case so the United States Supreme Court ruled against them - that what is normally done if you don't mount a defense or show up in court.
Now, I see a few things wrong here. If people are not seeking permanent residence, it is not a question of immigration, but of people partaking of the free enterprise system. Second to that, there is not one sentence in the whole Constitution that gives the United States Supreme Court any
authority to grant to any other branch of government
ANY POWER. It's not their job. The United States Supreme Court is only empowered to interpret the Constitution.
Congress ONLY authority relative to foreigners was to create an uniform Rule of Naturalization (Article I Section 8 of the Constitution) and Congress fulfilled that duty within 6 months of the ratification of the Constitution. THAT was undone by the
illegally ratified 14th Amendment which, in turn, brought about a flood tide of third worlders who became citizens and destroyed the Republic. For example:
In the federal legislature immigrants and / or the the sons and daughters of immigrants make up
13 percent of all federal legislators.
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There are 52 immigrants and children of immigrants serving in the House of Representatives and 16 serving in the Senate. Counting both chambers, 57 of the 68 lawmakers who are immigrants or children of immigrants are Democrats. Ten others are Republicans, and one – Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont – is an independent.
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Europe is the most common origin region for immigrant lawmakers or those who are children of immigrants: About one-third (32%) have roots in countries there. Roughly one-in-five (22%) immigrants and children of immigrants in Congress hail from countries in Latin America, and most of these – 13 – have immigrant roots in Mexico."
In 116th Congress, at least 13% of lawmakers are immigrants or the children of immigrants
I'm looking at this picture and not understanding the end game. Citizens okay, temporary workers bad??? If America is taken over in Congress by so called "
legal" citizens then this stuff is all good???
