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intrepidity

(7,288 posts) Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:45 PM Sep 2022

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What was immigration like when the Constitution was written?

All these "originalists" and "conservatives" who love the 2nd amendment and want the country to function like it did nearly 250 years ago, and a SCOTUS who denies rights to women because "abortion" isn't mentioned in the Constitution: what about immigration? Was a "WALL" ever mentioned in the Constitution?

Seems their hypocrisy needs to bite them in the ass.

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What was immigration like when the Constitution was written? (Original Post) intrepidity Sep 2022 OP

In those days you just showed up. Ocelot II Sep 2022 #1

The Constitution gives Congress the power Zeitghost Sep 2022 #2

Some of the right wingers want to eliminate birthright citizenship. keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #3

The Constitution was written by immigrants. milestogo Sep 2022 #4

Bazinga! nt intrepidity Sep 2022 #5

Ocelot II

(115,659 posts)

1. In those days you just showed up.

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:49 PM

Sep 2022

Zeitghost

(3,856 posts)

2. The Constitution gives Congress the power

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 01:05 PM

Sep 2022

To control immigration and naturalization.

keithbvadu2

(36,724 posts)

3. Some of the right wingers want to eliminate birthright citizenship.

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 01:18 PM

Sep 2022

Some of the right wingers want to eliminate birthright citizenship.

Now that was originalism/originalist in the Constitution.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

4. The Constitution was written by immigrants.

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 01:24 PM

Sep 2022

intrepidity

(7,288 posts)

5. Bazinga! nt

Reply to milestogo (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 01:28 PM

Sep 2022

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