Immigration Is Not an “Invasion” under the Constitution
The claim that a large increase in the number of migrants gaining entry at the southern border is an “invasion” is constitutional nonsense.| Just Security
Texas’s argument equating the two goes against the text and original meaning of the Constitution, and would set a dangerous precedent if courts accept it.| Default
The claim that a large increase in the number of migrants gaining entry at the southern border is an “invasion” is constitutional nonsense.| Just Security
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The Civil War and Reconstruction transformed immigration policy in the United States, marking the transition from a sub-national to a national policy for regulating the admission, exclusion, and removal of foreigners. Before that turning point, Congress played almost no role in regulating immigration, other than naturalization policy (for white people) and passenger acts setting conditions … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
In the process, the court also rejected Texas's argument that illegal migration and drug smuggling qualify as "invasion."| Reason.com
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The legal maxim “Noscitur a Sociis” means “it is known by its associates.” This doctrine asserts that the meaning of an unclear word in a statute or contract should be determined by the words surrounding it. It emphasizes context, ensuring the interpretation aligns with the document’s overall intent| Legal Wires - World leaders in legal education and research
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United| The White House
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EnlargeDownload Link Citation: An Act Concerning Aliens, July 6, 1798; Fifth Congress; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. View the Alien Act in the National Archives Catalog View the Sedition Act in the National Archives Catalog View Transcript Passed in preparation for an anticipated war with France, the Alien and Sedition Acts tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the g...| National Archives
