But they came here to become Americansnot to become welfare recipients. We seem to have lost our bearings on the value of American citizenship. We give illegal immigrants all the rights without any obligations. Let me remind this House of the 14th amendment of our Constitution: Section 1. 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 * * *. These privileges and equal protection rights are restricted to citizens only. not illegal aliens. But it seems a Federal judge has decided to revise our Constitution. Mr.
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