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That's not quite right, the bill of rights applies to everyone with a foot on American soil, not just citizens.
by roywiggins 7y ago
That's not quite right, the bill of rights applies to everyone with a foot on American soil, not just citizens.
- alistairSH 7y agoExcept within the 100 mile border zone, where some (but not all) of the Bill or Rights doesn't apply (or applies less strictly).
- roywiggins 7y agoThe border search exception means that certain searches are assumed to be "reasonable" that wouldn't be otherwise. Exactly what searches are reasonable and when has always been a bit in flux. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_search_exception Brief stops for questioning at a fixed post on a highway are legal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Martinez-Fuerte https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Martinez-Fuer... But it seems you can't actually physically search vehicles, unless something has since modified this precedent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Ortiz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Ortiz
- ap3 7y agoThis is a requirement for a visa application- how many people applying for a US visa are on American soil?
- roywiggins 7y agoQuite a few I should think, people do change their visa status, renew visas, swap between different types of visas depending on their work/student/marital status.
- pandaman 7y agoVisas and statuses are different things. Visa is essentially an approval of an application for a status. You get it from a US consulate. There are no US consulates on the US soil. Your status is granted (or denied) by a border agent, based on your visa, when you cross into the country. Changing one can be done on the US soil and the process does not require a visa. But if you want a visa stamp for a new status then you have to visit a US consulate and that requires leaving the US.