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No, it limited naturalization to whites. SMFHWhen I used the term, the only recollection I have is in terms of the right thinking that once they have deported all the undocumented foreigners, their problems end. They don't.
The children of undocumented foreigners born in the United States are citizens of the United States and we can NEVER "uncitizen" them the way the right fantasizes about it.
Having said that, I want you to think about something:
When it comes to immigration, the Constitution provides:
"To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization" Article 1 Section 8
That's it. The Constitution does not give Congress any other authority.
Let's examine the facts:
The first federal immigration statute was in 1790. Here is the law laid out for you:
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That any Alien being a free white person, who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen..."
It was amended a few times, but it still limited citizenship to whites.
No they didn't. Asians and just about every other country outside Western Europe didn't get here until the middle to the end of the 1800's.Despite that, people came from every corner of the globe to take advantage of opportunities willingly offered. They could not become citizens, but they could work and earn money.
The states didn't control immigration issues, the feds regulated them. In the 1800's the feds then removed any state participation.IF the law was supposed to give Congress any more authority, someone forgot to tell the founding fathers. Here is why:
During the lives of ALL the founding fathers, the states controlled the issue of who comes and goes. It was not until after EVERY SINGLE FOUNDING FATHER DIED that the law changed. What happened?
SMFH the case simply stated the feds control foreign relations, not the state. No where in that very case does the court use the word "plenary power".In 1875 in the case of Chy Lung v. Freeman the United States Supreme Court granted "plenary powers" to Congress over immigration. Where does the Constitution give Congress the authority to grant plenary powers to ANYONE? The problem for the states is that they did not weigh in on this case. The Supreme Court was not that satisfied with their own ruling. According to Wikipedia:
"The court was also critical of the State of California, the Commissioner of Immigration, and the Sheriff of San Francisco, for not presenting any arguments on their behalf in the case."
Chy Lung v. Freeman - Wikipedia
The only time the states ever controlled immigration was prior to the Articles of Confederation when they were all still colonies.So, during the lives of the founders, the STATES controlled migration (foreigners coming in and out of states to work.) How come you suppose NOT ONE FOUNDER OF THIS COUNTRY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT PRACTICE?