Obviously, we all know what a bitch perspective can be, and looking backwards at the Dred Scot ruling seems archaic and wrong, but it wasn't for that time and that society. Obviously, time cured all those ills, but today's issues with illegals probably won't change with time.
Alito's prescient overview of the ruling last week makes sense - at least to anyone who isn't blinded by partisan politics. It goes to the heart of the matter - if you are not an American citizen you are not entitled to the same rights, privileges and freedoms as we enjoy. It's really that simple.
Anyone here in the US has every right to expect - and receive - equal justice under the law if they're charged with a crime, but the penalties are - and should be - much different for non-citizens...
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