"Give unto Caesar ....."

In the world into which Jesus the Christ was born, lived, died and rose and the world his followers worked within, Rome was the “great power”. Roman citizenship has its rights and was limited to those born to it---And to who it was given as a special privilege. It appears that Saint Paul had that citizenship; But, none of “The Twelve”, nor Jesus Himself, had the rights and duties of Roman Citizenship.

The granting of such citizenship was from Caesar and the Roman Senate. It, like the coin of tribute, was “unto Caesar” and not what was God's.

In a republic like our own, citizenship is limited to those born to it (By being born in the USA per our Constitution) or to whom it is granted by compliance with our naturalization laws or by very special acts of the Congress. As you can see from the first, two, paragraphs above, citizenship is a civil and not a religious matter!

THEREFORE, I fail to understand the position taken by too many of the Bishops of my church (The Catholic Church), leaders of other religious groups and so many others of the fuzzy thinking sub-classes, that there is some moral or religious right to both entry into the USA, in violation of our democratically passed laws, and even US citizenship for such illegal immigrants and, because of the crimes of their parents, their children.

MY RECOMMENDATION, to clarify this matter and better protect the laws and essential nature of our nation, is to Amend our Constitution as follows:

“No person illegally in the United States of America shall have any

rights or protections, except against cruel and unusual punishments,

under this Constitution or its amendment. The discrete but effective

physical marking of such persons shall not be considered cruel and

unusual punishment. The children of such persons born, after the year

1990, to persons illegally in the United States of America shall not be

considered citizens of this nation.”

ONE FURTHER THOUGHT: As citizenship, and even residency, in the USA is to valuable that many will risk death on the open seas or on the burning desert to gain it, why not make citizenship in this land a reward for six or more years of fully honorable service in our armed forces for those who meet strict standards for physical-condition, mental ability, lack of criminal convictions (In the USA and other lands) and like standards? This cannot but give us the type of new citizens we most need and will further protect us from the many who wish to destroy us.