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Just as the individual must consent to live within the community, the community must consent to the membership of each individual. There is no natural right to citizenship within a particular community. That is a right accorded by the society itself. Natural rights are rights that exist when there are no civil societies. There can not be a natural right to live in any particular civil society because those rights are not granted or do not exist with regard to a particular society. Membership in a society is a matter of compact or contract among people, not a matter of inherent rights. A society has the right to regulate who is allowed to enter its territory. A nation to the rest of the world is a single entity. Other nations don't see your house, they see the sovereign territory of the United States. - Kevin Portteus

Character of Citizens
Republican government (self-government) requires a particular kind of citizen, a citizen who can self-govern and one who is mostly good. - Kevin Portteus

"Public opinion sets bounds to every government and is the real sovereign in every free one" - James Madison

Clause 4 Uniform Laws
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-8/