Post by Marc LeVine on Feb 21, 2007 10:51:40 GMT -5
Consider. If the Bill of Rights truly offers Illegal immigrants RIGHTS, then why can't they VOTE?
Furthermore, government REPRESENTS those who VOTE and even those who fail to VOTE, but not those who are not permitted to VOTE, except those under the age of 18.
Elected officials, then, are responsible for making policy on behalf of ONLY those legally qualified to VOTE and their children.
The Bill of Rights for illegal alien's really just respects their basic rights, but not their social and political goals. Therefore, they have no elected representation, as should be the case. You can't steal into someone else's country and demand the same elected representation of it's citizens.
We are often threatened and sometimes "promised" a backlash from immigrants, who may eventually gain legal status in our country. To those people say this (when they eventually gain legitimacy): "Welcome to what it means to be an American." And, then I will remind them that "as former illegal immigrants, you deserved the cold shoulder you got from citizens for living outside our laws."
There is no dignity for lawbreakers, but accountability, apologies and paybacks are welcome. And, there is a price to pay by ANYONE, who breaks the law and for any reason that they do so. Justifications may exist in their own minds, but our laws are very clear about what right and what is wrong.
Marc
Furthermore, government REPRESENTS those who VOTE and even those who fail to VOTE, but not those who are not permitted to VOTE, except those under the age of 18.
Elected officials, then, are responsible for making policy on behalf of ONLY those legally qualified to VOTE and their children.
The Bill of Rights for illegal alien's really just respects their basic rights, but not their social and political goals. Therefore, they have no elected representation, as should be the case. You can't steal into someone else's country and demand the same elected representation of it's citizens.
We are often threatened and sometimes "promised" a backlash from immigrants, who may eventually gain legal status in our country. To those people say this (when they eventually gain legitimacy): "Welcome to what it means to be an American." And, then I will remind them that "as former illegal immigrants, you deserved the cold shoulder you got from citizens for living outside our laws."
There is no dignity for lawbreakers, but accountability, apologies and paybacks are welcome. And, there is a price to pay by ANYONE, who breaks the law and for any reason that they do so. Justifications may exist in their own minds, but our laws are very clear about what right and what is wrong.
Marc
