Does the US constitution apply to illegal immigrants?

Question

Does the constitution protect people in the country illegally? It says "We the people" not "we the illegal immigrants." I don't get it.

Answer 1

The US Constitution only applies to US citizens in the US. US citizens in other countries to not have to apply to it. The US Constitution's Bill of Rights does not apply to illegals, but US laws do.

Answer 2

Without citizenship or visa a person in the United States has no rights under the law (outside of human rights violations). All that good constitution stuff that people want to come to the US to be apart of does not apply unless you go though the right channels. It is amazing, in my mind, that lawyers still try to sue the government when the "rights" (which they don't have) of illegal immigrants are violated. Point in case: Hazleton, PA.

Answer 3

Why Does The White Man Think That Our Mexican Brothers Are The Illegals?

It baffles me that the white man the one that came here and pushed our people off of our land and cheated ,killed and wiped out my people and never kept one treaty now says that they are trying to keep the illegals from our borders.Who is the illegal.. Are you not the ones that came like the stars in the heavens and broke treaty after treaty with us?Are you not the ones that are from long lines of illegals..After all who asked you to come here.We greeted you and then were betrayed .Why do you insist that others are illegals when you should not even be here to start with.Your forefathers had a wonderful idea before they became greedy and would not share our land with us.Are you afraid now that others would do the same to you that has been done to us?Speak your mind I am anxious to hear your thoughts and your lies ..Why should it be different now than it was with my ancestors..
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26 minutes ago
The racism flies here.The person that spoke of English not being the dominant language .I tell you the truth when i tell you this it never has been the dominant language ..you are under and illusion.The Mexican brothers I speak of are the ones that descended from our native brothers the Astec and Inca and many other tribes to our south.,not the ones that came to conquer ,we dealt with them,but some lingered and became mixed with our ancestors to the south so they are more of a brother than you can imagine so you go back and read history .Our culture is thousands of years older than yours..It reaches over 20000 years.. Read a book before you reply and find the truth..

The Aztec and THE INCA .I stand corrected my laughter made me forget my thoughts..

Answer 4

No, it is my understanding that the U.S. Constitution only protects the rights of it's Residents and Citizens not those who have entered the country illegally, which is why they can be deported back to their native country.

Answer 5

The US Constitution applies to the laws of the US and how they are to be formulated, enacted, enforced, & changed if & when appropriate. Unless you SERIOUSLY believe an illegal immigrant who comes into the country and kills someone cannot legitimately be charged with murder, then your question makes no sense!

Answer 6

Only if you are a socialistic minded liberal do-gooder, like Kennedy, Kerry, and Hillary Clinton. Of course these people live in areas, where an illegal couldn't move in . They, although they eschew firearms, are all protected by bodyguards, or Secret Service Agents.

Answer 7

To an extent it does. It turns on who is 'under jurisdiction of the laws' and who is a 'citizen'. The rights are different, but all stem from the constitution.

I wonder about the constitutionality of the 'no habeus corpus' provision of the terrorist act for that reason.

Answer 8

To a certain extent it does. Everyone in this country has the right to "free speech". Other than that I don't think so.

Answer 9

it should not until these illegals serve at least 4 years in our military...

Answer 10

No...it's for the citizens of this country.