Constitution Day

Political Cartoon

Background information: Originally, the 14th Amendment was added in 1868 (following the Civil War, 1861-1864) to the Constitution to ensure that the children of Africans forcibly brought to America could become citizens; thus, providing their children with all the benefits of citizenship.
(source: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.html)

This particular cartoon shows how America can be two faced.  On one hand we're saying, "Don't touch our Constitution!" while on the other we're asking to reform immigration laws that contradicts the 14th Amendment.  It's a pretty ironic situation seeing as we are a country of immigrants.  While there is a problem with the control of immigration, we need to find a middle ground that will make both sides happy.