All of them.
EDIT: Sorry thumbsdownikins. My answer is absolutely 100% correct. You can look it up. But I suggest you look it up somewhere besides here or Wikipedia. Try a Con Law book. Big words. But a good read.
All people within the borders of the United States are afforded all the rights under the Constitution. That's why the Bush Babies dont want to bring "combatants" into the US and wants to keep them in Guantanamo Bay. Because if they are US soil, they must be afforded their Constitutional rights.
Constitutional law isnt about what you think It's about what it is.
EDIT: I love this. Next time you hear someone say "I Know My Rights," assume they dont.
2007-06-29 15:31:40
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answer #1
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answered by Toodeemo 7
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All persons within the the physical limits of the United States are entitled to the protection of their human rights. The constitution does not grant rights....it recognizes rights that would exist even without a constitution. As an expression of art, the founders placed in the Declaration of Independence that '...all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights...etc. For those that insist that the 'Bible' has some relationship to our own secular Constitution the passage that declares that '..thou shall treat the the stranger in thy gates as the landsman', must apply. Law, tradition, and simple humanity insist that non-citizens are not discriminated against. They must be treated the same as a citizen....if they break a law, they get the same treatment as anyone....another good thing about the USA!
2007-06-29 22:51:25
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answered by Noah H 7
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I Think in general practise, non-citizens are covered if they are here legally(green card, visa and so on). I think this also in general terms extend to those people who come here as tourist. Through international agreements and treaty made in the UN and foreign nations. Now, that is in general terms. As far as any one amendment of the US Constitution that was created or designed to apply the specific rights of non-citizens there are not any that I now of. That is why is is called the US Constitution. However, if I not mistaken. I do believe the Supreme Court has dealt with this issue. The High Court in general principle has decided in most cases the Constitution extends to non-citizens in general concept. In some cases to an exact amendment in said US Constitution(the right to due process, 5th or 6th Amendments are prime examples of this). In others to the general premise of said amendment. Immigration law is Administrative law, not criminal law. As a result, the consequences for violating your immigration status is deportation not jail. The Supreme court has gone as far to say that Immigration law is almost totally immune to judicial review. This is not to say that an non-citizen does not have any right when it comes to the immirgration process. Just they are not guarenteed by the Constitution and are at the sole discrestion of the Legislative/Executive branches of goverment. So in short, Yes! Not all, but a majority. The right to vote, run for political office, and to hold most Federal jobs are only guarenteed to US citizens. So long as you are not a Non-citizen terrorist. Yes, all in premise. A mojority exactly!
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2007-06-29 23:18:41
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answered by Richard P 2
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Look at the wording. Any amendment that gives a right to a "person" protects non-citizens. Any amendment that gives a right to a "citizen" protects only citizens. There are some of both...but the protection from deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process is given to "persons".
2007-06-29 22:39:54
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answered by Brand X 6
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The Constitution protects the United States and it's CITIZENS . . . The non-citizens that it does protect are those who are here LEGALLY . . .
2007-06-29 22:33:06
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answered by vinsa1981 3
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None.
The Constitution protects the citizens of the country.
Additional: For all of you idiots, stating that the Constitution is the law of the land and not the law of the citizens is nonsense. The citizens ARE the USA. Without them there is no USA, no land that is the USA.
Also, the question uses the word "protect". No Amendments to the Constitution protect the rights of non-citizens.
2007-06-29 22:31:01
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answered by Anonymous
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I view this as a misleading question. I do not mean this to bash you, just the premise.
The fact is, aliens have "strict scrutiny" which means the State must have a "compelling state interest" and has the burden of proving this interest, and that the laws are not discriminatory on the basis of alienage...
The key is the word "illegal," in my opinion. When aliens are "illegal" what rights do they have? I think that answer is properly none.
But this is because I am a Conservative.
ADDED: Todeemo, I will assume you know what you are talking about. Simply b/c I do not myself practice that type of law... But around here, we practice groupthink. Just post whatever opinion you wish, and thumb down the ones you don't like (regardless of whether it is Constitutionally correct).
2007-06-29 22:55:33
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answered by ? 7
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They all do. The Constitution is the law of the land, not the law of the citizens. Therefor, if a visitor from another country kills somebody in the U.S. the murderer is treated as a natural born citizen of the U.S.A. The only exception that comes into play is "diplomatic immunity;" but that is only granted to a relative handful of people world wide.
2007-06-29 22:35:15
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answered by Kevin k 7
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All of the laws of the United States protect everyone who lives here. It is only the select rights of citizens that are not given to non-citizens. That includes voting and holding public office. Legal non-citizens have the same rights to free speech, freedom of religion, etc.
Don't be a fool that think that makes us bad. Every country on earth has similar rules to provide certain rights to citizens, and exclude non-citizens.
2007-06-29 22:34:59
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answered by Karl the Webmaster 3
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All of them.
None of the amendments mention citizenship. They are all written as limits on government power, such as "Congress shall make no law..." If Congress can't make a law restricting freedom of speech, for example, it can't make a law restricting freedom of speech for anyone, including non-citizens.
In fact, all the protections in the Constitution apply to everyone in the land. The only rights that are reserved only to citizens is the right to vote.
Anyone who says otherwise is just spewing assumptions or wishes. There is nothing in the Constitution that says that it only applies to citizens. It applies to the country - the land - and everyone in it. If you ask someone to point to the part of the Constitution that says it only applies to citizens (other than the right to vote) they can't, because it just doesn't exist.
2007-06-29 22:32:39
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answered by Anonymous
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