.......I have been a legal alien since 1978 and I feel that I should have the right to vote , if I have the right to work here and pay taxes here and all other responsibilities.
My country doesn't allow dual citizenship , only under heartship circumstances and if I would apply for American citizenship, I would lose all benefits , that I have earned in my home country .
I really would like your serious thoughts on this .......
2007-07-01 05:10:06 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I just wanted to mention on the side, that my first loyalty is to Jesus Christ and I love all people , no matter ,what country they are from . I want everybody to know that I love America and the American people very much, or I wouldn't live here in the first place.
When I am talking about benefits in the county , that I was born in, I am talking about that in the past, before I came to live here , I have earned some social security benefits from back then , that I will get , when I am old.
I do not receive any benefits from my country of origin at all , since I left there.
I just wanted to make that point very clear.
2007-07-01 05:48:26 · update #1
@jason K , you make a good point , you bring up something , that I never even thought of,because I don't plant evil in my heart , but I see , how others may abuse this priviledge.
Thanks ,
some other's answers on here just show nothing but hatred or lack of compassion.
2007-07-01 05:52:41 · update #2
To all , who need to know :
I have not lived here the entire 30 years , my American husband was in the military and I lived there , wherever they ordered us to go and when he went to war to fight for your right to be free, I was a single mom taking care of business at the home front, like taking care of my American children.
2007-07-01 07:40:32 · update #3
Someone that is legally a US Citizen, should have all the rights that every other US citizen has, including voting. ANd you should receive all the benefits, etc.
BUt a person that is not legal should not vote, as they dont even have a legal right to be here, and have no rights as the US Citizen has But, we shouuld still treat them with respect, we are all human beings, of the same race> GODS RACE. and we should be slow to judge ITs very difficult in other countries to be free and worship the God of their choice, and to even mae a decent living. Thats the fault of that particular government, not of the ppl, and its undersatnding why they would want to leave it, we would too, if it were us. And yes, they shold become legal, but after meeting a few ppl over the years and hearing how almost impossible it is to come in legally from certain countires, unless you know ppl in the KNOW and have money, we begin to undersatnd a little more about why they dont try to become legal. What we need is to treat them as humans. Not all are bad guys in trouble with the law. But, we should have the laws a s such that instead of spending billion to fight this issue, we spend money to help change our system and make it legal and control this situation so it is run correctly. Let the money go to the solution and not the problem. IF we would all do this Gods way, what a perfect world we would have. Stay prayed up and yes, enjoy your rights, you have earned them. like you said, you do pay taxes and have other responsiblies, like we all do YOu said you are legal, but then you say you cant apply for for citizenship here, so you arent legal, you must mean to say you are illegal. No, if you are illegal, youhave no right to vote and noone is even supposed to hire and illegal, but this is what I mean about how insane this whole immigration issue is. If they made it easier for you to come legally you would. and My heart breaks for you, but you cant vote till you are a citizen, anymore than I can go to Mexico or Italaly or anywhere else and vote as an american citizen. Your living here doesnt mae you a citizen But those who hire you do you no favors they put their own business at risk, usually dont pay you as much as you work for, getting no benefits, exactly, but they hire you to pay cheap labor often, and the ones that are here legally have a harder time finding work. This whol system is a mess. I just know unless we truly look at all of this and do it the right way, Gods way, we will always battles this issue and ppl will be hurt by it.
Yet, I dont judge you, as I do know how hard it is to become legal. I never knew this till a feew years ago, and they recently did a special on tv about it, that just blew me away. WOWOW.
America, wake up. we cant change these other countires and mae them wonderful so ppl can stay there, but we can let them in here, and do it right, and give us all a right to liberty, justice, and the puriuit of happiness.
WOW, lets get busy ppl that can vote here, and those who wont get right on this issue, vote them OUT. That and prayer and speaking up are about all we can truly do. God bless you.
2007-07-02 05:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by full gospel shirley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From someone that was a permanent resident and now a citizen: NOPE. You want to vote then become a citizen. You shouldn't have waited so long. Now you're in a no-win financial situation.
Yes, citizenship is about voting but its more. Its complete loyalty with America. Its part of a speech you say during your "graduation." Thats what it means to be a citizen of any country. And with that understanding you are given certain rights within that country. For America the most important "perk" of being an American is the right to vote. After all people have lost their lives to attain that right. To get that right without declaring your complete loyalty to this country is to make the sacrifices of those people meaningless.
If you do decided to become one hurry up. The money to become one will be rising. And I think they haven't changed the test yet, but a new one will be replacing the old one. A lot of the easier questions will be removed (how many stars in the flag?), and replaced with questions that are more about the meaning behind America's values. I'm only telling you this because IMO your post came off as though you should be entitled to rights just because you've been paying taxes and living here a long time.
2007-07-01 06:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by Saizo 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If you are not an American citizen, then you do not have the right to vote. Be loyal to your own country and retire there after your husband has risked his life for this country! I don't understand your issue, you chose not to become a citizen therefore you do not have the right to make any decisions regarding this country. How does your husband feel about your decision?
2007-07-01 08:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ms.L.A. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First off, I'm glad you came here legally and welcome.
However, voting is a right and responsibility of any nation's citizens, not it's guests however long they may be here.
Naturalized citizens have the right to vote and I'm glad they do, for they have accepted the duties of citizenship as well.
You have accepted only a portion of society's obligations.
I understand that you do not wish to lose benefit's from your homeland, but your reasons are economic, not of patriotic duty to any nation.
Only when your allegiance is to the US should you be allowed to vote here as a CITIZEN, not as a foreign national with residential status. You have made a choice, and you have to accept the consequences of that choice.
2007-07-01 07:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Only US citizens of course. Why should people who come here ILLEGALLY have the right to vote? It makes no sense, if they become citizens LEGALLY, then I'd have no problem if they voted.
2016-04-01 02:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Voting is a priviledge for citizens of the USA. If you want to vote then become a citizen. You have been here since 1978, apparently you are not willing to take an oath of loyalty to the USA like I did when I became a naturalized citizen -therefore you should not have a say so in our politics!
2007-07-01 05:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by Orion777 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Jay,
Is your benefits that much from Mexico?I do believe only a citizen should vote (that is part of being an American).
2007-07-01 13:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by robert p 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I didn't see hatred or lack of compassion in anybody's answers... they are only telling you that voting is a privilege only given to citizens... why are you going to vote.. when you can pack up and leave anytime.. We want people voting for our leaders that are living in this country to stay...
2007-07-01 07:00:56 · answer #8 · answered by katjha2005 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
you have been here for almost 30 years,have enjoyed all that Americans have fought for and now you want to vote too.guess what make a sacrifice and become a citizen.if you have so many benefits from your own country carry your butt back to the country that you have an allegiance to.
2007-07-01 06:42:48 · answer #9 · answered by moanalisa 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
One of the benefits of renouncing your current citizenship and becoming a US citizen is you get the right to vote. You can stay here legally and benefit from two countries but if you want the full rights of a US citizen you have to be willing to make a sacrifice.
2007-07-01 05:17:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 2⤋