Speech #1010044101

That is the issue which is found in article I. section 8. which defines. Madam President. the powers and responsibilities of the Congress. One of those powers is "To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization." It is a responsibility. a singular obligation and challenge of the Congress under the Constitution to establish "an uniform Rule of Naturalization." It was not the city of Brownsville or Tucson or San Diego or Miami or Baltimore or New York or any of the communities which have traditionally received or have in recent years received large numbers of persons from around the world. persons who had different labels. Some were called immigrants. Some were called refugees. Some were called entrants. Some had no status at all. But those communities had no ability to influence those judgments. They did not have a border patrol. They did not have a Coast Guard protecting the United States from illegal entrants. They were unable to influence the determination as to where those persons. once they were within the boundaries of the United States. chose to call home.