Swordsmyth
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I'm not a pro-invader person, I'm just someone who understands the intent behind the Constitution. Illegal immigrants have no right to be here; that's the issue at hand. No one has an inborn right to live in any country because the security reasons are so great, they trump even liberty in such cases. As such, deporting people who crossed the border illegally isn't infringing on their human rights.
The Bill of Rights lays out what rights people have on the basis of just being people. All people, no matter where you are on this planet, have these rights (and the Bill of Rights isn't considered an exhaustive list):
- The freedom to say what they want, publish what they want, meet with whom they want, practice whatever religion they want, and petition the government.
- Bear arms, probably all arms including guns, knives, etc.
- To not have to house soldiers in your house during peacetime and have your privacy respected.
- To be safe from the government coming into your house and searching you, your property, or seizing your stuff. Basically, you have the right to privacy.
- To know they can't be locked up without due process and won't be charged multiple times for the same accusations. You also cannot be charged excessive bail and the state cannot inflict cruel and unusual punishment. You can also demand a speedy trial and to demand a jury, which serves a far different purpose than most people realize.
That's a basic summary of what the Bill of Rights guarantees. The 9th Amendment makes it clear that this list isn't exhaustive, but the point is that these rights aren't given to you because you're American. These are natural rights, and the document is merely recognizing that the state recognizes them as such. In other words, the government cannot make laws surrounding these rights. That doesn't stop them from searching out loopholes, but the idea is that the government's primary job is to safeguard these rights, not regulate them.
Illegal aliens have these rights. However, they lack the right to be living within our borders without going through the proper channels.
By invading they forfeit all those rights.