The amendments restrict the government, they aren't something a US citizen is entitled to. If a US citizen goes to a foreign country, his rights in that country are what that country says they are. If a foreigner, legal or illegal, is in the US, he has the same rights as anyone else in the US.
The constitution doesn't give people rights, it restricts what the government can do.

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Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

Political correctness.

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Albert Shanker, former president of the American Federation of Teachers

Per definition, a rule that restricts what the government can do to you, gives you the right not to be exposed to such action by the government. Thus, the US Constitution does gve people rights. However, it is rights vis-a-vis the US federal government, and by some amendments also the State governments. It does not give the individual rights vis-a-vis other indivuduals, there are other laws that sees to that, but it does gives the indivdual rights.

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Actually I think I remember something correctly - one of the clauses in the Amnesty bill that didn't pass was their status was upgraded "if they own real property".

I believe what the stipulation is, how was the property purchased? If it was purchased through the benefit of committing criminal acts - then it is seizable. And if I read the article right, this appears to be the case.

Then to apply the law equally then, the property of their employers should also be seized; as well as the owner of the trailer park.

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Big Number of 2008
8,217,246
Obama's Margin of Victory

"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear."

-Thomas Jefferson

If they're a sanctuary city then no, and if they find out that someone is there illegally they can't call the feds to let them know.

Usually though these days the feds don't even do that in fear of being accussed of racial profiling.

No obviously not and even resident (legal) aliens aren't even allowed to by property or invest in a company unless they have an investor Visa i think.

ACtually they can Traveler.
I have several relatives who have owned homes for several years, and all they have is a green card. They pay property taxes as well - which creates a whole different situation - you pay taxes to the government...

A Greencard covers that, it also allows you to work which ordinarily to do you would need a non migrant or migrant work visa. Without a greencard or specific visa i don't think anyone can.

I didn't see anything in the story about the illegals' property being confiscated. What I saw was that they were detained when discovered while police were looking for a rapist (who also was an illegal). Am I missing something?

Apparently illegals are buying property. And this automatically protects them, and the illegaly purchased property, under the 5th.

Varus

I'm not talking about illegal aliens. I'm talking about you, the American citizen.

Does the government have the right to come to your door and demand proof of legal residency without a warrant?

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Well that's the whole thing, they dont know who is who, who is legal and who isn't.

Technically under the law the INS can any (so that may include citizes if they mae the mistake of asking a citizen they thought was just a resident) person they want about their status but the (local) police and F.B.I. cannot.

I have no issue with assets of employers being seized for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. The same logic applies - if the company made X dollars from the labor of illegals, then X dollars should be seized.

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-Thomas Jefferson

But prooving that it was knowingly is very difficult.