{"id":13475,"date":"2016-12-20T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=13475"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:05:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:05:35","slug":"immigration-and-the-rule-of-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/12\/20\/immigration-and-the-rule-of-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration and the Rule of Law"},"content":{"rendered":"
When it suits their purposes, mainstream media pundits are fond of pointing out that the United States is a nation founded on \u201cthe rule of law.\u201d The comment is usually offered up in support of some overly broad argument in favor of legislation contracting a fundamental liberty. However, very few talking heads seem to have any idea what a commitment to the rule of law really means.<\/p>\n
In a nutshell: The rule of law is the principle that everyone in the United States should be held accountable to a uniform body of laws that is fairly applied and enforced. But the rule of law is under assault in the United States. Certain segments of the American population \u2013 specifically political, media and academic elites \u2013 have come to believe that they are free to disregard immigration law as they see fit.<\/p>\n