Illegal Immigration Spurs Constitutional Amendment

Our Do-nothing Congress Must Be Circumvented by Using Our Constitutional Option

By Joel Hirschhorn, published Oct 11, 2007
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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.

 
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For a real life look at what the illegal immigration problem is doing to one small town, look at my story http://dryingink.com/?q=node/19

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Posted on 10/21/2007 at 2:10:00 PM

 
The article makes the most sense, and will probably have to be handled at the state level unless we are able to elect a candidate like Tom Tancredo. Bobby is right about everyday, unaware Americans just not getting it about this unbearable and overwhelming problem. I completely agree that anyone for illegal immigration is either profiting from it politically or financially, and doesn't care that our country is going down the tubes. Randy is right. We have to do something fast, or our lives and culture as we know it will be gone.

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Posted on 10/16/2007 at 11:10:00 PM

 
G.BUSCH stated that the CONSTITUTION was nothing but a G-D DAM piece of paper!Its time he read that piece of paper?We are in trouble big time if something isn,t done fast!NAFTA,9/11,KATINA,SPP,NAU,IRAQ,ILLEGALS,and now he wants to go into IRAN,with whos army ours is wore out!We need RON PAUL now!

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Posted on 10/13/2007 at 7:10:00 AM

 
I couldn't agree with you more, Bobby. It is all about the money. Republicans want cheap labor and Democrats want future voters. Guest workers with a path to citizenship or amnesty through the DREAM ACT or the AGworkers Bill. It is time to wake up and realize what is happening to our great country.

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Posted on 10/13/2007 at 6:10:00 AM

 
Using phony ID's, Illegal aliens are voting in our elections. Demand every registered voter have back ground checks.Anchor babies are not legitimate American citizens, but an extension of their illegal parents and should not be allowed to vote. They are part of LaRaza's (The Race) to take over America. www.ccir.net

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 9:10:00 PM

 
Get involved: riders against illegal aliens.com

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 9:10:00 PM

 
Babies of illegals are under the jurisdiction of their mother's legal country. Where did anyone go off base about that? Thank you.

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
Millions of Americans have their heads in the sand. They have no clue about the huge problem. Mainstream media doesn't report much, and what they do report is slanted towards the illegal aliens. Unless these Americans branch out and find real news, they will never know until it is too late. We have a terribly dumbed down America now, and the current children are going to be dumbded down more while their teachers are trying to teach non-english speaking Mexicans/Latinos/Hispanics. The enormous costs in the way of education, health care, social systems, penal systems are astronimical. Try an Alabama estimate of 18,000 non-english speaking children at an estimated cost of $3100 per child per year = $55,800,000. per year just in education!!!! Good grief. It is mind boggling. Senator McConnell is on the right track. Something has to happen. I hope they also clarify the 14th Amendment....it was never meant for birthright as it is now being used. Babies of illegals are under the ju

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
To Randy: http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=86588 about Clemson city councilwoman Margaret Thompson http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/fsb/AskFSB_illegals.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2007051406 (FSB Magazine) -- Dear FSB: I have the same problem you mentioned in "Blowing the Whistle on Illegals." I own a floor-covering store, and a competitor has taken a lot of business from me because he hires illegal immigrants and can do everything cheaper. What can I do to stop this? --Name withheld, Georgia Dear Georgia: If you don't plan to sue your rival, as the entrepreneur in our story did, you can report him to the feds. The president of Golden State Fence in Riverside, Calif., just got sentenced to probation for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. Send a letter to the Special Agent in Charge of your regional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office (ice.gov). ICE spokeswoman Pat Reilly says the agency has never heard of any tipster be

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
This is the most sensible article I have read in gaining some common sense to this illegal alien criminal invasion and colonization of the U.S. The 14th amendment still must also be stricken from the constitution or congress must stop the automatic citizenship and end chain migration that never ends. We are forced to have overpopulation on us, our children and grandchildren, even though this country was declared overpopulated in 1969 by Pres. Nixon. Already, Bill Richards from New Mexico running for President stated that we here in the Great Lakes areas must give our water to the west and the world. Our Great Lakes are shrinking (I live in Michigan) with the highest unemployment rate in the nation. We do not need anymore immigrants legal or illegal. Also, remember, after 9/11 in Dearborn, Michigan, the largest Muslim population outside of the middle east resides two hours from me and 1500 illegals from Pakistan ran to Canada. Our government has one job, and that is to secure t

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 7:10:00 PM

 
More of us need to stand up and say NO! I personally keep on top of the hare-brained legislation they keep trying to pass, and call the senators on it daily. Then I let my friends and family know, and have them call also! We shut them down once with our calls, we can do it again. It takes all of us. I also am wearing shirts I make with slogans such as "Enforcement first--Seal the border", etc., everywhere I go. People often say they agree with me, but are afraid to say anything because they don't want to get shot. Why are we afraid to stand up in our own country? It's time to take a stand. I for one am not willing to let our American culture go by the wayside. Our children deserve to inherit this great country, not another version of Mexico! Voice your opinions loudly and often. We can do it!

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 7:10:00 PM

 
I agree with both Bobby and Randy, the only people who want this are those that profit economically and politically. Here in Denver twenty schools have shut down because of the anchor baby problem of overcrowding and budget constraints have strained the Denver Public Schools to the breaking point. Even Hispanic teachers born in this country are being threatened with physical violence if they try to teach American History or mention anything that is pro American. Illegals are also raising the Mexican flag at Denver Public Schools and nothing is being done about it.

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 7:10:00 PM

 
I am sick of these ethnic bullies and hucksters. It is time to draw up a list of traitoes and you can put LuLac, NCLaRaza, Maldef, and the rest of them on that list. Put Mayor Toilet Tony of Los Angeles and Calif Speaker Fabian Nunez on it too. They show that they owe their allegiance to Mexico and not the U.S.

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 6:10:00 PM

 
Something needs done fast. I am losing all my Construction Jobs to Illegals..Hospitals are going bankrupt schools are going backwards. The Illegals are killing innocent Americans daily and laughing at our lack of enforcment.

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 3:10:00 PM

 
Millions of Americans simply do not get it. It is not about getting a better life, supplying farm labor, racism, or any other excuse. Illegal immigration is an attempt by the rich and Wall Street to GET RICHER. That two word phrase is the whole rational for what is going on and if anyone tells you that they are for illegal immigration, it is because they are profitting from it. I have never met anyone who is wholeheartedly for illegal immigration who is not profitting from it. Now, as to the racist side of the argument, yes it is true. The racist Latino groups such as Maldef, Mecha, Lulac, La Raza, make no bones about the fact that they want the culture and customs of this nation to be what they want them to be. If some Americans haven't yet realized this,they either, 1)Don't care, 2)haven't been paying attention,3)are profitting from illegal immigration. None of this is rocket science.

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Posted on 10/12/2007 at 1:10:00 PM

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