Value Of Being An American Citizen

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As an American do you value your rights? Or should they just be given to anyone? When you are an American citizen you are given certain rights but, if we just allow any illegal those rights do they have any value or are they just empty value. As an American citizen you have earned and pay for the right to certain freedoms and rights. Americans should take a stand against illegal immigrants in the United States by enforcing the current laws, create programs to reduce new incoming illegals, and help speed up the process of becoming a legal citizen.

Enforcing current laws about illegal immigration. The law 8 U.S. Code § 1227 - Deportable alien is the current law in place to protect Americans from illegals and preserving the rights of the American

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