by the federal government? The only thing I can find is in Article 1, Section 8: "To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies."
The word "Naturalize" means to grant citizenship. The word "Immigration" means to move to another place or country, usually, but not always, with the intention of establishing permanent residency.
So, the way I see it, the Constitution gives Congress the right to make rules for citizenship. I don't see anything about who should make the laws regarding immigration. And I don't see anything about the federal government being the only one who can ENFORCE immigration and naturalization laws. In fact, since the Constitution seems to be silent on the issue, and the Tenth Amendment gives the states and the people all he powers not delegated to the federal government, then shouldn't the states have the power to enforce immigration?
Mr. Wolf, I found an interesting article about plenary power. However, it seems to me that it applies mostly to the power of the courts to regulate immigration.
http://www.cis.org/plenarypower
Mr. Gork, could you give me the citation?
The word "Naturalize" means to grant citizenship. The word "Immigration" means to move to another place or country, usually, but not always, with the intention of establishing permanent residency.
So, the way I see it, the Constitution gives Congress the right to make rules for citizenship. I don't see anything about who should make the laws regarding immigration. And I don't see anything about the federal government being the only one who can ENFORCE immigration and naturalization laws. In fact, since the Constitution seems to be silent on the issue, and the Tenth Amendment gives the states and the people all he powers not delegated to the federal government, then shouldn't the states have the power to enforce immigration?
Mr. Wolf, I found an interesting article about plenary power. However, it seems to me that it applies mostly to the power of the courts to regulate immigration.
http://www.cis.org/plenarypower
Mr. Gork, could you give me the citation?