Reply #31: The 14th Amendment deals with the rights of citizens

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so it affects more than immigrants...it affects blacks, women and gays also - Due process and equal protections under the law...

The Due Process Clause prohibits state and local governments from depriving people (individual and corporate) of life, liberty, or property without certain steps being taken. This clause has been used to make most of the Bill of Rights applicable to the states, as well as to recognize substantive rights and procedural rights.



The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people within its jurisdiction. This clause later became the basis for Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court decision which precipitated the dismantling of racial segregation in the United States.


It also provides for our Representation in Congress i.e. the number per state and prevents disinfranchisement of voting rights.

There's a lot more to it then immigration.