Illegals should have some rights they are not criminals!

 This is a tough question. This country was founded as a republic, a place for people to be free of all kinds of persecution and injustices.

I don't see how we can deny anyone basic rights and freedoms as set forth in our Constitution.

I also believe we have to draw the line at those "rights" that are more benefits than rights. By that I'm referring to things like education and social services. As citizens, we pay for these when we pay taxes. If they don't pay taxes, they have no rights to these services, but human and civil rights should be extended to all.

 At least some rights, they are human beings. How can you compare a criminal with an illegal alien. The actual criminals that kill people, that rape and that torture other human being has rights and a person that come from his native country to make some money to survive they get no rights at all. Its crazy but it seems to me like you rather live next to a killer/thief/rapist than illegal alien.

 They deserve rights i mean they are human beings even if they have done bad things. But it should only be to a certain extent i mean it is jail!

 Actually, anyone inside US borders has Constitutional rights. That's where our guidelines for treating lawbreakers fairly come from.

 Wait a minute, we are a FREE country, well supposedly a free country. We have no official language, so therefore they can come in not knowing English, and be able to get by with it.

What about Native Americans? They are the true people to come to this country. Us WHITES stole their land, so we are actually the immigrants who slaughtered Native Americans.

 When u go to the restaurant, who do u think that is making ur food? For sure it will be an immigrant and probably this person will be illegal.the guy who do landscaping in ur house, yes...hes illegal too!we all need then and we should have more respect for then.
And there's more. They r not illegal because they want to...with u dig more, ull see that is no way now days to an immigrant get things by the right way!!!

 I agree with amore01 we are turning into a oppressive, communist government. There's so many examples like with the cold war and the Berlin wall, we took that down because it stood for oppression and the governments control. So if you want to build a bigger, better wall we are just making the same mistake. How can we tell who can and cant have the basic rights that our government created for people just like the immigrants who are looking for a better life for their families.

 Yes! The problem that I have with the illegal immigration issue is that it seems like it is a racial thing! I heard a politician say that one of the main reasons to be against this is that we are losing our language that Spanish will soon be our dominant language! I think if it was Candians coming over the border their would not be an issue! They speak English afterall! As for their rights I believe they should be grnated these rights! Trust me when I tell you that not everyone in this country now had ancestors that came legally! I also knew many families where the grandparents spoke fluent Italian or Spanish and not a lick of English! How soon we forget the phrase that appears on the Statue of Liberty!

 This is an issue with so many facets and so complex I think it's difficult to cover all points in this forum. I think the question lends itself better to debate in person or the question needs to be broken down/clarified. Are you (or the "no side" of this debate) advocating depriving people residing in this country of the right to free speech and to practice their religion (1st Amendment), for example, based solely on citizenship status? Are you referring to ALL constitutional rights? There are many consititutional rights, and so it seems vague. DO you mean to suggest we as a nation desert our founding principle of democracy over this issue of immigrants?

I'm not quite clear on your stance, but first, I thinks its rather communistic-thinking of someone to advocate giving up our nation's principles of democracy for this issue. Do democratic principles survive in the face of whatever issues, or do we just arbitrarily toss them depending on the issue? Would you advocate the deprivation of the right to speak freely, the right to practice one's religion freely based on lack of a person's citizenship in this country?? Even our most vicious criminals enjoy these constitutional rights. Or would you have our government act with licensed abandonment of democracy against free peoples in this nation (citizens or not) by conducting search and seizure with no probable cause? When you are faced with a moral dilemma, do you just toss your principles-- or just conveniently change them (situational principles)or do you stand on those principles to seek solutions? At what expense to our nation's principles and democracy would denial of consititutional rights be? What great seedlings for government corruption! A person who believes this way is a sure threat to democracy and to this nation --moreso than any immigrant will ever be, in my opinion.

And lest we forget, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, while providing for individual rights of people, was drafted primarily to ensure that the balance of power of government would be checked and balanced against that of the people residing in this nation. The forefathers took pen in hand to reign in and prevent the indiscrimnate use of power and prevent anarchistic practice by the government, and the "rights" you refer to were the means by which they did it, not vice versa.

Besides all this, how much practical sense does it make to deny an illegal immigrant the right to a speedy trial? Or even a trial? (6th amendment). Would we prefer to pronounce an innocent person guilty without trial? Would we prefer to fund his or her comfortable stay in a jail funded by taxpayer money when this person might well be innocent of whatever charge was brought against him/her? Talk about a recipe for disaster and an invitation to corrupt government authority practices.

Our country was founded on the principles of democracy, and it doesn't make sense to me that we are provoked to behave against those principles and/or behave anarchistically for ANY reason. I say we focus on understanding and effectively addressing the the immigration issue, not be goaded into non-democratic/ anarchistic, unprincipled government lawlessness because of illegal immigration/immigrants and people who just want to throw their hands in the air and not address the core problem.

 They have baisc rights under international law but they do not have the same rights as citizens. Not really sure what constitutional ritghts you are referring to. Should they be allowed to vote? No. Should they have the right to a fair trial, yes.