Is charging people more than $10 to immigrate unconstitional?
Article 1 Section 9.
The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
I would point out that this is still valid. And would it make the recent proposal unconstitutional?
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What does such matter when your talking about a group of people that are known to be breaking the law?
Personally, I wished they would just address the real issue of them breaking the laws and quit trying to sidestep that very important point of the issue.
Per law, a person that has a criminal history is not going to be one that is going to have easy access to obtaining citizenship to begin with. That some within gov. are trying to sidestep this important point is something that everyone needs to remember next time they are up for re-election.
America does not need or want any more immigrants, legal or not.
It is still valid because it is not yet 1808?
Buddy, there is something wrong with your calendar...
In any event that would shift it to state rights to control immigration, which is almost better - although I'd have to move from California.
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If it didn't expire in 1808 what is this part about: "The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress PRIOR TO THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT."
No, because it wasnt written when we were being invaded by a 3rd world sh*thole
Do you REALLY want the states to look like mexico? Do you?!
those laws was for then, now days everything is at a higher price. we're not living in the 1800s anymore.
NIMROD! That clause expired one hundred and ninety-nine years ago! How about READING something before you post it. Word games. You pro-illegals can't come up with a valid argument, so you attempt to play word games.
$10 for freedom, sounds good to me, for the immigrant.
wow what a deal.
Yeah, but $10 when adjusted for inflation comes out to exactly $5000 in today's money so tit for tat ya know :P
Hey, our constitution is for CITIZENS, not Fence Jumpers. You are not a Citizen. You are a Criminal. You are il-legal!
So flat foot the fence going back the other way and do us a favor!
$10 bucks. I wouldn't let you Fence Jumpers in here for a Million!
The recent proposal calls for a $5,000 fine, not a duty or a tax. I don't know where those funds would go or who thought up this ridiculous figure for poverty-stricken people.
Bush demanded all illegals get full tax amnesty on top of amnesty for their criminal invasion of our nation.
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Maybe the employers who hire the immigrants and "temporary workers" should be held responsible for paying their fees to immigrate. As for the ones already here illegally, nothing would be suitable short of deporting them all. They should not be rewarded for being "smart" enough to elude detection in the USA, being here before January 1, 2007. If this goes through, there will be another even larger swarm of illegals into the country, believing another "amnesty" would be awarded a few more years down the road. Why shouldn't they believe this? We've already proven to them that it does happen every so many years.
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