The Immigration Protests

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Isn't in in the constitution that the national guard is to protect border security... yeah it is.

My copy of the Constitution doesn't mention the National Guard at all, let alone border security being their assigned duty. What version are you reading?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Well, the Pilgrims, when they landed and founded Plymouth Colony, they did so without a valid charter, duly authorized by all the proper authorities, which made them illegal immigrants, if you want to argue it that way. Their colony was effectively there for the taking if anyone with a legitimate colonial charter wanted to annex it, which Massachusetts Bay Colony did in the mid 18th century.

The founding of Plymouth Colony, while full of intersting historical tidbits, doesn't equate to the founding of the United States, however.

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Originally Posted by gukarma

They may have broken American laws in the past by illegally trespassing the borders, but that is not relevant.

I fail to see why illegal immigrants breaking the laws of the United States by entering the country illegally is not relavent.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Igod82

HAHAHA nothin man im sensitive.

Be sensitive without spamming, please.

Originally Posted by Igod82

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Originally Posted by LeHah

Thats like saying murdering someone doesn't make you guilty because the police haven't shown up yet.

Still, he's right about it, as much as he has trouble getting it out in comprehendable sentences. At present, simply crossing the border illegally isn't a felony; that's why it only gets you deported, and not sent to prison and then deported. One of the desired reforms would make illegally crossing the border a felony, but that in itself wouldn't make the people who already have crossed felons, since it would violate the constitutional bar on ex post facto legislation.

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I don't think you quite understand the concept of "getting of on a technicality".

I was speaking idiomatically.

Of course, using the same train of logic you're using here, those we displaced shouldn't have tried to stop us from doing so.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Gumby

If your goal is simply to kill these people, there are FAR easier and more effect ways to do that.

Yeah, but gas chambers are so 1940s.

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Originally Posted by NaklsonofNakkl

Well, in the end, all i really care for is to see the dead bodies of stupid Hispanics laying at my feet, wither i have to wait for a civil war, or just a nice riot break-up, whatever gets the blood flowing is all i care to see. As for the rest of it, well, that it whatever society wishes to make of it, the US is already alienated upon by other nations for our lack of respect to other nations, how we have done stupid things in the past and the stupid thing we are doing now. In the end, no matter what the US does, we will still be alienated from other nations.

Okay, that's enough out of you.

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Originally Posted by PUG1911

If that were the reason, then wouldn't it make more sense for them to target countries like Australia instead?

Getting into Australia would be a bit of a problem, since the Pacific Ocean is in the way.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

A body of water may not be a perfect barrier, but it makes it harder, especially as the body of water gets bigger. The distances between Australia and Indonesia make attempting to get in by boat more practical than for Mexicans to try to go to Australia illegally to cash in on the freer ride Australia offers over America.

Similarly, the Florida Channel doesn't deter people who really want to get out of Cuba, but the Atlantic and Pacific do inhibit Asians and Africans from trying to get into the U.S. illegally in numbers similar to those of Latin Americans.

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