Working on something, and I can't find the law, amendment, or precedent that says that Constitutional protections extend to non-citizens in the United States.
You need to distinguish between legal and illegal aliens in the USA. Furthermore, there are two sorts of legal aliens:
- If you're a legal alien on a non-immigrant visa (i.e. a tourist or work visa), you have relatively few rights.
- If you're a legal permanent resident alien (i.e. here with a so-called 'green card'), you have almost all the constitutional rights of citizens - after all, you're a taxpayer, and paying taxes earns you the rights of taxpayers. The only exceptions are voting, jury duty, etc., where citizenship is a prerequisite.
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*points at White House where the King of America lives*
I took a wild swing with Google and don't know if what is at the following link is accurate
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/illegalrights.htm
The lawyer/blogger at the link below may just be a good bet
http://armsandthelaw.com/
You need to distinguish between legal and illegal aliens in the USA. Furthermore, there are two sorts of legal aliens:
- If you're a legal alien on a non-immigrant visa (i.e. a tourist or work visa), you have relatively few rights.
- If you're a legal permanent resident alien (i.e. here with a so-called 'green card'), you have almost all the constitutional rights of citizens - after all, you're a taxpayer, and paying taxes earns you the rights of taxpayers. The only exceptions are voting, jury duty, etc., where citizenship is a prerequisite.
Thanks Peter. I was thinking more about those who are in our country illegally.
Thanks James. I'll reach out to him.
And the about.com link led me to other information that answered my question. Thanks again James!
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