Sunday, November 21, 2010

Musing of One Trying to Convince a Guy who Never Studied Geography that the Rock of Gibraltar is not a Musical Group

We note rumblings of some sort of amnesty approach for illegal aliens and their children born in this country. In our opinion, this is wrong for the reasons shown below.
We think it is a generally accepted premise that no one should benefit from a violation of the law. Therefore, adults who enter this country illegally should get no consideration whatever so far as permission to remain here is concerned. Children born in this country to illegal aliens are a special problem. They can not be required to be unborn; on the other hand, they should not be a vehicle through which benefits pass to other people. Accordingly, they should be classed as resident aliens, not citizens. This classification would allow them to live and work in this country and enjoy all the benefits except that as non-citizens they can not vote, hold public office or bring into this country other members of their families to reside with them.
The denial of citizenship to such people in our view is consistent with a number of interpretations of the 14th Amendment which we have read, including one by the Supreme Court. These generally state that a child born in the US is a citizen only if at least one of its parents is a citizen.
These restrictions would not prevent the child from applying for citizenship through the usual channels.
We think that such a policy, although strict, is in no way punitive. Further, it does not permit anyone to benefit from violation of the law except that as a matter of necessity, children born here should be able to remain here.

Musing of One Thinking About a Guy Who Shot an Arrow Into the Air, Watched It Land on a Passing Freight Train...

...and Sued the Railroad for Loss of a Valuable Antique Arrow.

The health plan we posted on this blog envisions a major role for insurance companies. Just to make the record clear, we have no direct involvment with any insurance company. We know some insurance agents and we carry the usual kinds of policies, but that's it (we may have some kind of remote connection through a mutual fund or something like that, but, if so, we're completely unaware of it).