“…Price notes that although today we speak of birthright citizenship in terms of its “automatic” qualities and entitlements, citizenship throughout American history has been anything but straightforward. Native Americans and freed slaves were totally excluded from the rule of birthright citizenship in most states during the first century of the Republic. Even among those who were considered citizens, “classes” of citizenship carried the day. White women, for example, were considered citizens but were without many basic political rights associated with citizenship today.

The surprise, then, is that American courts ever adopted birthright citizenship at all, given the fact that until well after passage of the 14th Amendment, “politically no one intended to accord equal citizenship rights solely on the basis of birth within the territory,” Price said. Great Britain, the nation that gave birth to Calvin’s Case, abandoned birthright citizenship in 1981, after four centuries. “The remaining question is whether, as a legal practice and a political idea, the United States rule of birthright citizenship will survive, without the sanction it once enjoyed as a product of natural law….” HERE

Associated Press

Republican legislators hope for Supreme Court fight with 14th Amendment citizenship proposals

A group of Republican state lawmakers said Wednesday they hope to trigger a Supreme Court review of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment or force Congress to take action with legislation they’ve drafted targeting automatic citizenship granted to U.S.-born children of illegal …

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“During Fiscal Year 2010, ICE deported 392,862 undocumented foreigners, of whom more than 195,000 were convicted criminals, an increase of more than 23,000 deportations – including 81,000 people with criminal records – compared with 2008.

In 2009, deportations totaled 389,834 and the goal for 2011 is 404,000.

ICE broadened the Secure Communities program, a biometric technology effort that compares the fingerprints of people being held in local jails with those in ICE and FBI databases.

Up through November 2009, the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the measure, which operated at that time in 95 detention centers in 11 states, John Morton, the Homeland Security assistant secretary for ICE, announced that Secure Communities had detected 11,000 undocumented foreigners accused of major crimes such as murder, rape and kidnapping.

Currently, the program is operating at 891 incarceration centers in 35 states.

An example of its rapid expansion is in the state of North Carolina, which in 2009 had 13 Secure Communities participating in the program and by Dec. 21, 2010, was functioning in 77 counties.

According to ICE spokesperson Barbara Gonzalez, during 2010 about 90,937 people were arrested on the federal level for immigration violations after being identified by Secure Communities and deportation proceedings have been begun against 49,739 of them.

Of that latter group, 11,493 are being deported for committing major Level 1 crimes, another 19,271 for Level 2 crimes such as drug trafficking, and another 5,275 for Level 3 infractions including traffic violations.

The rest – 13,700 – were acquitted of the criminal charges against them in court but their immigration cases remain pending because they were found to be in the country without the proper documents.

‘The goal of Secure Communities is for it to install the system in the country’s more than 3,000 jails by (the end of) 2013’ said Gonzalez…” HERE

US immigration target for 2011: 404.000 deportations, includes screening jails
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with about 2 million civilian employees, excluding the postal service, the federal government is the nation’s largest employer.

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San Diego County Political Buzz Examiner

Kimberly Dvorak

State lawmakers announce new law to end birthright citizenship and anchor babies

State lawmakers, led by Daryl Metcalfe of Pennsylvania, held a press conference in Washington, DC Wednesday to unveil their new nationwide legislative campaign to correct the misapplication to the 14th Amendment and end automatic birthright citizenship (BRC) in the U.S. to babies born of illegal aliens, so-called ‘anchor babies.’

America is just one of just a handful of countries that still bestows automatic citizenship for babies being born within the nation’s boundaries.

“According to the 14th Amendment, the primary requirements for U.S. citizenship are dependent on total allegiance to America, not mere physical geography,” explained Metcalfe. “The purpose of this model legislation is to restore the original intent of the 14th Amendment, which is currently being misapplied and is encouraging illegal aliens to cross (illegally into U.S.) and cost American taxpayers $113 billion annually, or nearly $1,117 yearly per individual taxpayer.”

According to State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI), hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are unlawfully crossing U.S. borders to give birth and exploit their child as “anchor babies,” as a means to obtain residency, access taxpayer-funded benefits and acquire American jobs.

“I’ve long considered birthright citizenship to be the holy grail of the illegal immigration debate,” said Oklahoma State Rep. Randy Terrill also a member of SLLI. “It has created a perverse incentive for foreign nationals to break U.S. law and proven to be a policy disaster for our Republic.”

Currently the 14th Amendment reads; “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”

While the single sentence may seem straight forward to some, SLLI sets out to crystallize the meaning of “subject to the jurisdiction of” and ensure it is followed with the founder’s intentions.

The state legislators say much confusion has surrounded the 14th Amendment and the Constitutional ramifications have resulted in the anchor baby status. However, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has now provided expert legal research and analysis to ensure the plain English- straightforward legislative solution will meet any Constitutional challenges brought against it once enacted by state Legislatures across the nation.

“Today we are here in Washington D.C. to serve Congress with notice that both the U.S. Constitution and the federal government were created by the states,” said Metcalfe. “Just like any other national policy, America’s immigration laws must protect the lives, liberty and property of American citizens, rather than foreign invaders.”

The new coalition includes lawmakers from 40 state legislatures- all working to solve the nation’s illegal immigration crisis.

One of the well-known members of SLLI is Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce (R-AZ).

Pearce, often a lightning rod in the battle against illegal immigration (he co-authored Arizona’s SB1070), was unable to attend the D.C. press conference but released a brief statement on the subject. “The law is clear, the history is clear, the 14th Amendment is clear; natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens, for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country.”

The new Republican leadership in the House does plan to address the birthright citizenship problem, but only after taking up legislation dealing with workplace enforcement, including requiring the use of the E-Verify program, and ensuring jobs go to American citizens instead of illegal aliens… HERE

Human Events

James R. Edwards, Jr.

Prince William County Proves “Attrition Through Enforcement” Works

With all the buzz about Arizona’s immigration law this past summer, one might have thought the border state had literally launched an attack on Mexico. Before then, Prince William County, Va., adopted a vigorous 287(g) program in October 2007 to rid the county of its burgeoning illegal alien problem.

The 287(g) program, which the Obama administration has substantially weakened, enables state and local police to help systematically enforce immigration violations. Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio operates a vigorous 287(g) initiative in his county.

These locales are the poster children for the “attrition through enforcement” strategy for reducing illegal immigration.

A recent final report by the University of Virginia has found that Prince William County’s popular law enforcement initiative, which is similar to that of Arizona, has benefited the county and worked effectively.

That county’s Latino population swelled more than 150 percent from 2000 to 2006. The report says “the number of illegal immigrants in the county definitely increased during these years.”

At the same time, the county saw rising crime, proliferating day labor congregants, overcrowding of single-family homes, public misconduct and increasing complaints by residents.

The county board, led by Chairman Corey Stewart (R), put this policy in place to restore public order and ensure public safety.

Shrill apologists for illegal immigrants used their Saul Alinsky tactics to fight the rational measure. Liberal news media like The Washington Post intoned the (Democrat) party line. But the county’s responsive public servants pressed forward.

The full-throated initiative puts county law enforcement on the job checking arrested suspected illegals’ immigration status. While that might be “controversial” in the rarified air of left-wing salons, it’s common sense, popular and welcome in real America.

In 6 percent of arrests in Prince William County between March 2008 and June 2010, police encountered suspected illegal aliens about 3,000 times. The report says, “Nearly all suspects thought to be illegal immigrants were later confirmed as such.”

About 70 percent of the county’s arrests of illegal aliens entailed drunk driving, public drunkenness or driving without a license.

And some 9,300 suspected illegals in the county jail had their immigration status checked. About 30 percent were illegals. The county gave federal immigration authorities custody of almost 2,500 illegal criminal aliens.
Thanks to this policy, the county’s non-U.S. citizen population fell “substantially,” by 7,400 over two years. U.Va. researchers conclude “that the number of illegal immigrants was significantly reduced.” Some 2,000 to 6,000 illegal aliens left the county between 2006 and 2008.

Those self-deporting out of Prince William County have largely been young, single males. The county’s Hispanic community now consists of more intact families, married couples and somewhat older residents.

Not only has the county rid itself of illegal aliens by consistently identifying illegal criminals and holding them accountable, not only have illegal aliens depopulated Prince William County on their own, but this model Virginia county has seen its violent crime rate fall. The U.Va. report notes that this policy caused “a substantial drop in aggravated assaults.”

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AZFamily.com

Pinal Co. Sheriff Paul Babeu: ‘The border is not secure’

PHOENIX — While the Department of Homeland Security says it has made significant progress in securing our border with Mexico over the past few years, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu says that’s not the case.

“We hear the border is more secure than ever,” Babeu said. “We obviously know different than that, having lived here, and the enforcement statistics prove it out.”

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