Justice Robert H. Jackson Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"[T]he traditional power of the Nation over the alien is a power inherent in every sovereign state."

by:	Justice Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954) Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials
Source:	Harisiades v. Shaughnessy, 342 U.S. 580, 588–89 (1952)
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Categories:	Immigration, Sovereignty, Law, Power
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Originally, there were 13 sovereign states with the traditional power over immigration. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
True, Mike! I wonder when a state like California is going to assert their sovereignty to allow 'illegal' immigrants to have state citizenship as they are entitled. -- E Archer, NYC 1