Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Law Bleg

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.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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6 comments:

  1. NorthFebruary 29, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    *points at White House where the King of America lives*

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  2. Z@XFebruary 29, 2012 at 11:25 PM

    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

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  3. Z@XFebruary 29, 2012 at 11:31 PM

    The lawyer/blogger at the link below may just be a good bet


    http://armsandthelaw.com/

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  4. PeterMarch 1, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    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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  5. DaddyBearMarch 1, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    Thanks Peter. I was thinking more about those who are in our country illegally.

    Thanks James. I'll reach out to him.

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  6. DaddyBearMarch 1, 2012 at 10:05 AM

    And the about.com link led me to other information that answered my question. Thanks again James!

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