It’s also important to remember where immigration law started: the Constitution explicitly gives congress the power to establish rules for citizenship. It did so for the first time with the Naturilzation Act of 1790: free whites who lived in the US for two years got citizenship.
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What I think is interesting is that the '96 immigration law (Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act) signed by Clinton had the term "immigration reform" in it.
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One of many piecemeal bills. Clinton signed it into law but would likely have vetoed if it had included the public education amendment.
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Would that amendment have conflicted w/ Plyler? I need to look up the history of that bill...
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It was an attempt to overturn Plyer at the federal level. It had overwhelming support in the house, were it very easily passed. It was eventually taken out because of Clinton’s threat to veto.
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So frustrating that people do not lay blame on Congress for current immigration policy. Like yes, president can choose not to sign bill but we haven't really gotten to that point in decades.
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