Umm…What??? That’s exactly what Obama said in his speech today on immigration reform.
Being an American is not a matter of blood or birth, it’s a matter of faith. It’s a matter of fidelity to the shared values that we all hold so dear. That’s what makes us unique. That’s what makes us strong. Anybody can help us write the next great chapter in our history.
Well, I can see where he was trying to go with this: Anyone and everyone is welcome here, and people of all different backgrounds who hold the ideals of freedom and liberty dear is what makes our country unique in the world. I get this statement, and I agree with that sentiment.
However, there is one little issue that wasn’t addressed here. It’s called the Constitution, and more specifically, the fourteenth amendment:
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; 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.
So, you see, it is a matter of blood and birth. It is a matter of the rule of law, which the President swore to protect, preserve, and defend. Like I have said before: It’s not legal immigration that’s the issue here. It’s illegal immigration. (For those of you who don’t know what that is — it’s where you have people coming over the border from either Canada or Mexico without going through Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and staying.…and staying.…and staying.…and never applying for citizenship.)
A nation without laws and borders is not a nation — it’s anarchy. And apparently that is what Obama, his adminstration, and the Democratic Party believe in.
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