While Congress has the Constitutional authority to establish laws of naturalization or

immigration they do not have a true Constitutional authority to create blanket legislation that

allows non-citizens the rights of born or naturalized Americans. In other words, amnesty is

technically unconstitutional because it bypasses the laws which are established for immigrants lo

become American citizens.

The beginning of the Preamble of the Constitution states clearly who gives authority to the

government and in whom the rights established in the Constitution belong and they are," We

the People of the United States,

The Framers clearly show that the laws governing this country as established in the Constitution

and the rights that are available are for citizens of this land. Even the very Representation in our

government from the President to the Congress are established that eligibility to hold public

the office is reserved for citizens only with the President required to be a natural-born citizen of 

The United States and not a naturalized citizen.

"Throughout the Constitution, our rights are continually shown to be for citizens of the country

even when the word citizen is not specifically mentioned. The Preamble calls the establishment

of the Constitution by, "We the people,

." clearly indicates that each of the rights and privileges

as recorded by the Framers are for the citizenry of this country only.

This does not mean that those who immigrate legally to The United States are treated as second

class people or that the laws that protect our citizens whether civil or criminal do not afford the

same protections and freedoms to all whether citizens or legal immigrants,

But the rights that we have to vote, to speak freely, to worship as we will, to keep and bear arms,

protection from illegal search and seizure, all are rights given by the authority of the people for the

people, the citizens of the land. It then is also established that any of these rights that may be

afforded or not afforded to non-citizens are given ONLY by the authority of the people of 

The United States.

Anyone who enters in or resides in this country has the privilege given by the authority of the

people to share in our freedoms and rights. Citizenship though is not a right that is given nor the

privileges of citizenship to any immigrant whether legal or illegal until thy have been

established by the laws of naturalization as Americans.

Birth gives Americans the right to citizenship but to those who immigrate citizenship must be

given by the rule of law. The Framers made it very clear that the law must first be satisfied

before the rights of citizenship are available. Each Constitutional reference to our rights and

privileges is for the people who are the citizens only.

The Framers realized that once the freedoms and liberties that we have in this country became

known to the world that The United States would become a melting pot of cultures and

nationalities from all over the world. But they also understood the necessity of keeping our

identity as Americans and in establishing a uniform rule of law for gaining citizenship in

America and having as born and naturalized citizens the rights and privileges as an American!

Article Credit: Kim Taylor of the Liberal Lie and The Conservative Truth