Our Scarecrow in Chief
January 27, 2025
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President Trump has seemingly declared war on illegal immigrants. Do the ends justify the means? This post provides a principled analysis.
Issue: Immigration
Principles supporting position:
- Protect the vulnerable
- Freedom and Free enterprise
- Dignity
Basis for federal government role in the issue:
Constitution: Art. I, Sec. 8: “Congress shall have Power...To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization…”
Declaration of Independence: "[The King] has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing laws of Naturalization of Foreigners..."
Principle Based Position
- Welcome the people of the world who come legally
- Open paths to citizenship
- Ease legal immigration
- Lawful immigration helps our economy and renews society
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