THe legality of an individual's arrival or existence on US soil is not, and never has been, grounds for denial of certain basic legal and civil rights extended by American law and beliefs to all humans. There have been some politicians of a more anti-social bent than others who have tried to eradicate this principle, but unfortunately they couldn't figure out a way to have the Declaration of Independence declared a terrorist screed. There have been extremists who violated this principle, especially since the Reign of Terror began, but the principle will outlive them handily.


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