Thread: Residents must be allowed to enforce property rights near th

GoldwaterInstitute: Nick Dranias
The Washington Times recently reported that Arizona rancher Roger Barnett is being sued in federal court for $32 million because he detained 16 trespassers on his ranch at gunpoint. The trespassers were illegal immigrants and they are claiming Barnett used excessive force and conspired to violate their constitutional rights. Barnett says his actions were justified because trespassing illegal immigrants previously invaded his home, destroyed his property and killed his calves.

This has transformed a private dispute over trespassing into a public clash over constitutional law and immigration policy. But it may also contain the seeds of a resolution to the rancorous debate over illegal immigration-one that would ground border control in individual liberty.

“Illegal immigrationâ€

Can someone help me understand this

trespassers were illegal immigrants and they are claiming Barnett used excessive force and conspired to violate their constitutional rights.

How can illegal immirgrants have constitutional rights in a country where they're not citizens???

Illegal aliens don't have Constitutional rights because they are foreign nationals. Nothing in the Constitution is granted specifically to them. PERIOD!

They have human rights and that's it!

We need legislation that prevents illegal aliens from filing lawsuits against Americans. Lawsuits are a form of exploitation of Americans. Illegals have nothing to loose by filing a lawsuit and everything to gain.

Dixie