President Obama’s recent “executive action” regarding the Federal government’s laws respecting naturalization marks the first time in U.S. history that a president has usurped the authority of Congress “to establish an uniform rule of naturalization” and established the United States as a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. He has stated to illegal immigrants that they do not have to follow the laws of the United States. There are two major characteristics of this action. One is that his action is not unique in its nature. Many city mayors across the U.S. have previously declared their cities to be sanctuaries for illegal immigrants. The first big city mayor to do this was Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago on March 7, 1985. In 1979 the Police Department of Los Angeles, CA made a similar statement -- Special Order 40 -- that persons in that city could reside there without fear of being scrutinized for their immigration status. All of these...(Read Full Article)