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Youtube video. Russell Pearce, Arizona State Senator is introducing a new immigration bill in Arizona, to stop granting citizenship to those born within the United States, to foreigner parents. Section 1 of the 14th Amendment states, "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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process...

Via WorldNetDaily, MSNBC’s Crhis Matthews is now calling for the Obama camp to release his long-form birth certificate to put an end to the Natural Born Citizen controversy that has swirled about for over two years. Here’s the link to the video of Matthews’ show last night: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=244765 It’s not that Matthews is a doubter of the President’s bona-fides. He’s actually a self-described enemy of the so-called “birthers”, who question Obama’s origins and the life narrative he’s presented in his two books. The basis for his topic last night is the April 2010 New York Times poll which revealed that...

With thanks to Gates of Vienna Hawaii’s leftist Governor-elect, Neil Abercrombie, says he is going to “torpedo” the birther conspiracy theories that question the Constitutional eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to hold office. And by golly, he’s found a couple of willing partners in the major media to help him with the cover-up – The Los Angeles Times’ Michael Mimoli and Ken Dilanian. Their distortion-filled coverage of Abercrombie’s noble quest to keep the Big Question unanswered was published on Christmas Eve: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama-birthers-20101224,0,3744847.story “Reporting from Honolulu — Neil Abercrombie knew Barack Obama’s parents when the future president was born here in...

I was "Born in the USA" over 50 years ago, and have been employed at my current location for over 11 years, but Homeland Security says that I can't keep my job without a Social Security card.I got my SS card in 6th grade back in '66, and in big red letters on it, it said, NOT TO BE USED FOR IDENTIFICATION.  I memorized my number, and never carried it with me, so I have no idea where that card went to in the intervening 44 years.I’ve been employed almost continuously since I was 15 years old, and worked...

Like any responsible pregnant woman, Chen Lei (not her real name) wants the best for her unborn child. She and her husband live in Shanghai; both work for a foreign IT company, and they have more choices than their parents' generation could even dream of. So Chen, 30, is one of an increasing number of mainland Chinese women who are taking advantage of a loophole in American law to travel to the United States to give birth. "Most Chinese women who go to the U.S. to give birth do so for their child's future, for the education, and for the...

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights have brought suit against the Obama administration for ordering the targeted killing of American-born al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, who is believed to be holed up in Yemen. These groups argue that the president doesn't have the legal authority to order the assassination of American citizens. That's right, so in order for the kill order to stand, Awlaki should be stripped of his citizenship.President Obama has exceeded his power in ordering Awlaki's assassination. Americans abroad are protected by constitutional guarantees of due process, at least when faced with...

Marco Rubio is the newly elected senator from Florida. He is the son of immigrants, but − in part because of that fact − he is a better American than many whose families have been here for generations. If you want to know what I mean, listen to his acceptance speech. If it doesn’t inspire you, check for a pulse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1XGXFufq14 Rubio’s parents lost their country of Cuba to Marxist tyranny, so they took every opportunity to teach him how lucky he was to be growing up in America. I never met his parents, but I know this to be...

PHOENIX — An organization that convinced federal judges last month to toss out Arizona’s proof-of—citizenship requirement to register to vote now is seeking a court order that could further delay a final outcome from Tuesday’s election. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund late Friday asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to order officials in the state’s 15 counties to count the votes of those who cast “provisional ballots” because they did not show up on the voter registration rolls. And the reason they didn’t show up on the rolls is because they didn’t get registered because they...

Not a man who believes in beating a dead horse, I am nevertheless returning to an unresolved issue that goes to the eroding of the Constitution, because I believe it is important not to allow this particular horse to die. The President, as the nation’s C.E.O., is charged with enforcing the law. He’s the Top Cop in the U.S.A. Barack Obama continues to keep his documented personal, educational and professional history under lock and key, sealed by Court Orders from public scrutiny and evaluation. World Net Daily, under editor and publisher Joseph Farah, has been at the front of ongoing...

NEW YORK — November 2 is not here yet, but polling problems have begun. From possibly malfunctioning ballot gear to potential fraud, the 2010 mid-term vote is marred even before Election Day has dawned. •Like jurors who deliberate before a trial concludes, some Nevadans who have tried voting early for Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle instead have seen Democrat Harry Reid’s name appear on their electronic voting machines. Some voters have complained about this apparent glitch, but how many others unwittingly have miscast their ballots? Intriguingly, these machines are maintained in Las Vegas by members of the Service Employees International...

Diversity. What a pleasant sounding word. I see colorful posters bearing the word placed in prominence around the office where I work. I often see the word applied in noble motto: “Strength in Diversity” or “Celebrate Diversity”. What a lovely sentiment. What could be wrong with that? I am a German American, whose original German-born ancestor arrived in the United States of America in 1853 following the death of his first wife. I’m quite sure his life in Germany was shattered. He came to America destitute, with small children in tow. He remarried an Ohio woman and settled in the...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voided an Arizona law that required those seeking to register to vote to provide proof of citizenship. The ruling vacates a 2004 voter approved initiative that required such proof. The ruling cited difficulty for many persons in obtaining the required documentation. “People who don’t speak English or who can’t read or write are put at a significant disadvantage by the Arizona law,” the Court wrote in its decision. “This is an excessive burden that will limit the number of people allowed to vote.” The Court confirmed that federal law, which only requires that the...

The San Francisco US court of Appeals did not say it as in the title above, but it comes down to the same thing. The US court of appeals stated that proof of citizenship is not required to vote in Arizona elections. You only need a voter registration card and a utility bill with your name on it. This is the same as saying that “US court of appeals rules anyone may vote as many times in Arizona.”

Illegal Immigration: Lawmakers in 14 states are joining to restore the intended meaning of the 14th Amendment: that being a U.S. citizen requires more than just your mother sneaking past the Border Patrol. The architect of Arizona's immigration law, SB2070, announced Tuesday a new crusade to correct what he perceives as an unfortunate misinterpretation of the 14th Amendment that allows children of illegal immigrant parents to be considered U.S. citizens if they're born on U.S. soil. "This is a battle of epic proportions," Mesa Republican state Sen. Russell Pearce said. "We've allowed the hijacking of the 14th Amendment." He says...

Lawmakers in at least 14 states are collaborating on proposed legislation to deny U.S. citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, according to lawmakers, including the sponsor of Arizona's 2010 law targeting illegal immigration. "We're taking a leadership role on things that need to be fixed in America. We can't get Congress to do it," Republican state Sen. Russell Pearce, of Mesa, said today. "It's a national work group so that we have model legislation that we know will be successful, that meets the constitutional criteria." The efforts by the state legislators come amid calls to change the U.S. Constitution's 14th...

Lawmakers in at least 14 states are collaborating on proposed legislation to deny U.S. citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, according to lawmakers, including the sponsor of Arizona's 2010 law targeting illegal immigration. "We're taking a leadership role on things that need to be fixed in America. We can't get Congress to do it," Republican state Sen. Russell Pearce, of Mesa, said Tuesday. "It's a national work group so that we have model legislation that we know will be successful, that meets the constitutional criteria." The efforts by the state legislators come amid calls to change the U.S. Constitution's 14th...

If you think American entities sometimes have trouble enforcing the immigration law, you should hear about how some other countries handle the challenge. This week's prime example features the small Central American nation of Belize, with China, Cuba, and Haiti all playing supporting roles. If other countries' migration-management agencies did their jobs carefully, it could be quite helpful to us, because a lot of the people violating the immigration law in Belize, for example, don't want to be in Belize at all, they want to be on their way to the U.S. There are always, as the Border Patrol puts...

MKs from both sides of the political spectrum responded on Sunday to the cabinet's approval of changes to the Citizenship Law requiring a loyalty oath of new citizens. Twenty-two voted in favor of the bill and eight opposed it, including all Labor ministers. Likud ministers Benny Begin, Dan Meridor, and Michae Eitan also voted against the bill. Right-wing parties expressed their satisfaction with the approval. "The government decision that people who become citizens must declare their loyalty to the State of Israel as Jewish and democratic is an important message," said a spokesman for Yisrael Beiteinu. Arab MK Ahmed Tibi...

There are actions that cannot be compared. Like US citizenship given for military service or for two years of college. Democrats led by the majority leader Harry Reid are trying to make us believe that those two are equal. One is ready to serve and die for American citizenship; the other one is willing to suffer through a spring break? Somehow Harry Reid believes that this bill will help him with the Latino vote. Really? If you are picking tomatoes in California or spreading beds in Nevada hotels you can join the army. If you have money, coughs it up...

CALIFORNIA — Acting Police Chief Tracy Vitale has been placed on administrative leave amid questions over her citizenship. (snip) Vitale's attorney, Chuck LoPresti, said the acting chief was adopted in Germany by her American parents, and brought to the U.S. at age 3. She has always felt that her parents completed all of the paperwork needed to insure her citizenship. When she applied for any police job, she has answered "yes" to the question of whether she is a citizen because she has always believed that's the case. But in this case, someone has asked the borough to question Vitale....