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An American resident? He wasn't a US "person" under US law. He didn't have a green card--H1 visa, perhaps?- and wasn't eligible for consular protection under th
by pseingatl 7y ago
An American resident? He wasn't a US "person" under US law. He didn't have a green card--H1 visa, perhaps?- and wasn't eligible for consular protection under the Vienna Convention. Trying to turn him into an American is silly.
- rgbrenner 7y agoAll people on US soil are protected by the US Constitution and bill of rights. It doesn’t matter if you’re citizen or immigrant; permanent or temporary resident; illegal or legal. Simply being on US soil means the US must acknowledge the rights that were granted to you by your creator (this is the way it’s phrased in our constitution)
- rubinelli 7y agoMississippi is arguing otherwise, after an undocumented immigrant was mistakenly killed in a raid: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/27/ismael-lopez-southaven-mississippi-police-shooting-constitution/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/27/ismael-lope...
- xtracto 7y agoHowdy cow, if that belief is upheld, the repercussions are chilling. As the article mentions, if illegal immigrants are not protected by the constitution then they can be enslaved or killed without repercussions.
- undersuit 7y agoHe was a legal US resident. He had what's commonly called an Einstein Visa. He received his education in the US. He has children who are US citizens. He had a job in the US. He even paid taxes to the US. How about you stop denigrating his personhood.