“First, Americans need to correctly interpret the U.S. Constitution’s “rights” as being intended for American citizens only.”
In Saudi Arabia, if a foreigner is involved in a traffic accident, the foreigner is always presumed to be at fault, because if he hadn’t been in the country in the first place the accident would never have happened.
Due process of law is not a “government benefit” that can be withheld from noncitizens living (or visiting) within our borders. It is enshrined in our Constitution because the framers believed that is a fundamental right that the law makers must provide to all who are subject to its authority. Or would you similarly argue that noncitizens in the United States don’t have to obey our laws while they’re here?
“First, Americans need to correctly interpret the U.S. Constitution’s “rights” as being intended for American citizens only.”
In Saudi Arabia, if a foreigner is involved in a traffic accident, the foreigner is always presumed to be at fault, because if he hadn’t been in the country in the first place the accident would never have happened.
Due process of law is not a “government benefit” that can be withheld from noncitizens living (or visiting) within our borders. It is enshrined in our Constitution because the framers believed that is a fundamental right that the law makers must provide to all who are subject to its authority. Or would you similarly argue that noncitizens in the United States don’t have to obey our laws while they’re here?