Thread: Illegal aliens are breaking the law

Illegal aliens are breaking the law


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Published: August 21, 2008

Thumbs down to the Hickory Daily Record. In Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down on Saturday, you gave a thumbs down to the state community college system for not allowing illegal aliens to attend our colleges. I guess the HDR would also like to see the illegal alien arrested on the front page of Tuesday's edition, for selling forged documents, to also be granted a college education.

What does the Hickory Daily Record (and others) not understand about the term illegal? Illegal is defined as "not according to or authorized by law or not sanctioned by official rules.

Also on Tuesday's front page was an article on N.C. Rep. Ray Warren who basically says let's make all illegals, legal. This is the typical liberal way thinking.

The term citizenship was not defined in the Constitution of 1787, although it was mentioned. However; in 1868 the definition was entered by way of the Fourteenth Amendment which states "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."

The amendment does not say any persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are automatically citizens. The term "subject to the jurisdiction" means that individuals must be abiding within the law to become a citizen. Illegal immigrants are not abiding by the laws or rules of this country therefore do not fall into the definition of citizen.

There is no so-called birthright citizenship. I don't understand how those who openly break American law are allowed derive benefits or government services through their defiance, or we as a nation should allow such a thing.

Louis A. Barrett
Conover, NC
http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2 ... s-opinion/

U.S. needs realistic immigration system
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Hickory Daily Record Editorial

Published: August 21, 2008

If the federal government had a sensible federal immigration policy that secured borders and provided a path to legal status, North Carolina residents and lawmakers would not have to tackle the problem of illegal immigrants.

North Carolina is floundering as it tries to address the issue of illegal immigrants. Measures the General Assembly has put into place to address illegal immigrants, such as making it tougher to get a driver's license, prohibiting state government from hiring illegals and the state community college system's decision last week to ban illegal immigrants from attending the institutions, are woefully inadequate.

N.C. Rep. Ray Warren spoke on the issue this week at the First Presbyterian Church, which is hosting a series of discussions on immigration reform.

Warren said the federal government must find a solution to the growing number illegal immigrants in our nation.

"It will take Congress and an agreeable president, and they're going to have to sit down and work out a policy to determine a process for legal status," he said.

We agree with Warren.

The reality is immigrants, legal and illegal, add to the richness and values of our communities. They are committed to the American dream and its family values. They lead by example through their hard work and good citizenship, aside from their residency status.

Changes are on the way and it is up to the community and government to make America work for everyone. According to the Census Bureau, the number of Hispanics and Asians in the country will triple in the next 50 years.

Whites are likely to cease being a majority around the mid-2050s. At the same time, the number of Hispanics in our country is projected to grow to 103 million by 2050. Experts say these changes will bring benefits and pitfalls.

An estimated 1.8 million immigrant children live in America today and their parents brought them here illegally. To most of these children, the United States is the only home they have ever known. And most will be part of our country's future.

The nation's immigration system is broken, and Washington has done nothing to fix it. Our borders are being overrun daily with people looking for a better life. And we have no practical plan for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants who are already here and crucial to the economy.

The United States needs to secure its borders. It needs a way for people who are here illegally to pay fines, complete requirements and become legal. It needs a realistic system for workers who want to come here legally.


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This Rep. Ray Warren might just as well come out and say that he doesn't believe in immigration law of any kind, past, present, or future and that North Carolinans have no ability to govern their state in accordance with REAL federal law. He's ready to give amnesty to illegals right away and to hell with the rest of the citizens of his country!

The editor of this piece adds data that whites will be a minority by the mid 2050s and so he agrees that we've basically been overrun and should give this country away using amnesty for illegals.

WHAT KIND OF IDIOTS ARE RUNNING NORTH CAROLINA???
WARREN SHOULD BE TARRED AND FEATHERED AND RUN OUT OF TOWN!!!!

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