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Illegal Immigration Spurs Constitutional Amendment

Fed up with the federal government's refusal to control illegal immigration, a South Carolina Senator has proposed using Article V of the Constitution to give states the powers to control illegals.

Among the millions of Americans frustrated with the refusal by the federal government to forcefully control illegal immigration is South Carolina Senator Glenn McConnell. As President Pro Tempore of the Senate McConnell has explained why he is calling for the nation’s first use of the US Constitution’s Article V provision for a convention of state delegates to propose constitutional amendments.

"While this action is unprecedented, I also believe that the danger facing our country is unprecedented. We need to act now. …Congress has refused or is incapable of acting, thereby leaving the states in the position of burning while Congress fiddles. …the problem of illegal immigration is one that has reached a boiling point," said McConnell, a Charleston Republican.

He notes that if his resolution is approved by two-thirds of states it "would require Congress to call for a constitutional convention." What McConnell has not said, however, is that for many decades Congress has refused to obey Article V and call a convention that sufficient states have already asked for. The one and only requirement in Article V has been satisfied and Congress has no discretion in this matter.

McConnell’s proposed constitutional amendment has these provisions:

1. No provision of this Constitution, or any amendment thereto, shall restrict or limit any state from enforcing federal law with regard to immigration violations. In the absence of proof of legal citizenship status, a state may decide what governmental services funded in whole or in part by the state may be provided to or denied from any undocumented alien located within the state’s respective jurisdiction. States shall also have any power to regulate illegal immigration that has not been specifically preempted by an act of the Congress.

2. In implementing the provisions of this article, each state shall have the authority to prescribe civil and criminal penalties in addition to any provided by federal law for entering the United States illegally.

3. A state shall also have the power to apprehend and expel persons who are within the state’s jurisdiction in violation of federal immigration law. The federal government must provide timely assistance to the state in expelling undocumented aliens upon request by a state.

Considering the historic record-low level of just 11 percent public support for Congress and the widespread public concern about the many impacts of unchecked illegal immigration, especially on communities and local governments, this call for an Article V convention is extremely timely. Few Americans are aware of their constitutional right to an Article V convention, provided by the Framers of our Constitution as a kind of escape clause should citizens lose confidence in the federal government. Could it be any clearer that Americans have lost confidence in the federal government?

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Yes, we do not trust the Federal government regarding illegal aliens. The American people have said many times, during the Bush administration and the current adminitstration: We do not want amnesty for illega aliens, but the Federal government refuses to build the fence and send the US Army to the border. Therefore, it is time to act. Each state must act now. The American people are tired of the illegal alien situation. That must stop now.

I hope to keep an eye on this...and learn from what they are doing in S. C.

Why go to all that trouble when States can just pass State laws making Illegal Immigration a Felony if caught.Then IA"s would have to spend time in jail which would make them eligible for Deportation through ICE.

Originally Posted by USPatriot

Why go to all that trouble when States can just pass State laws making Illegal Immigration a Felony if caught.Then IA"s would have to spend time in jail which would make them eligible for Deportation through ICE.

They have the laws. They are being superseded by the Feds. The states gave up there sovereignty and their sovereign citizens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-60wln ... ure=digest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CeifAbU ... ure=digest

great info on the 14th in two parts