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Should non-US citizens be affforded US constitutional rights if they are arrested for a crime? (Note: I may have asked this before.)

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Posted - July 1, 2022
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  • 5451
    Yes.
      July 1, 2022 7:44 PM MDT
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  • 44540
    Why?
      July 1, 2022 7:47 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    Why should they not have the right to be protected from unlawful search and seizure, the right not to incriminate themselves, the right to an attorney, habeas corpus, the right to a fair and speedy trial and a jury trial?


    This post was edited by Livvie at July 2, 2022 6:28 PM MDT
      July 1, 2022 8:03 PM MDT
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  • 44540
    My belief is those rights belong to citizens only.
      July 2, 2022 6:29 PM MDT
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  • 10557
    Nope.  
      July 1, 2022 8:58 PM MDT
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  • 3414
    YYYes, because this the person was only arrested for a crime - not convicted.  
      July 1, 2022 9:26 PM MDT
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  • 33805
    Yes, but we should just send them back to their country. Or if a serious crime, after conviction and prison time then send them back.  
      July 2, 2022 5:26 AM MDT
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  • 44540
    Absolutely.
      July 2, 2022 6:30 PM MDT
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  • 16618
    Do they pay taxes in the US? If so, then absolutely.
      July 2, 2022 11:55 PM MDT
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  • 33805
    So tourists don't get rights? 
      July 3, 2022 9:43 AM MDT
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  • 16618
    Not all taxes are on income. Sales tax, for example.
      July 3, 2022 3:44 PM MDT
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  • 33805
    So they have to prove they bought something to recieve rights?  
    A tourist's child who has no money....has no rights? 


    According the the Constitution, a person who is under the jurisdiction of the USA gets Constitutional rights.   So if the person is expected to follow our laws.....they recieve our rights. (Unless the right is specifically limited to citizens of the USA.)
      July 4, 2022 6:28 AM MDT
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  • 44540
    Then they get to go to jail on their own dime.
      July 3, 2022 2:46 PM MDT
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  • 7789
    Yes...............I guess.
      July 3, 2022 9:59 AM MDT
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  • 318
    If they must obey US laws, (like US citizens) then they should be given the same rights as everyone else.
      July 3, 2022 10:01 AM MDT
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