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> Foreigners do not have a right to free speech. This isn't really true. From wikipedia[1]: >> The government may not criminally punish immigrants based on s
by elliekelly 7y ago
> Foreigners do not have a right to free speech.
This isn't really true. From wikipedia[1]:
>> The government may not criminally punish immigrants based on speech that would be protected if said by a citizen.
Non-citizens can be denied entry to the U.S. based on things they've said that, if said by a citizen/permanent resident, would be "protected" speech under the first amendment. (Which is why the government looking at someone's social media history before deciding whether or not to issue a visa is troubling.)
There's also some grey-area with respect to people on short-term visas and undocumented immigrants because a non-citizen/non-permanent resident doesn't have any permanent "right" to be/remain in the country.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptions#As_regulator_of_immigration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
- conanbatt 7y ago> The government may not criminally punish immigrants based on speech that would be protected if said by a citizen. > Non-citizens can be denied entry to the U.S. based on things they've said that, if said by a citizen/permanent resident, would be "protected" speech under the first amendment. Strange to me to draw this distinction. Denying entry is a prohibition exercised by the state. If you can be punished in any way, you don't have a right.