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Generally speaking rights are extended to all inside the border of the US because it is impossible to immediately tell who is and is not a citizen. There is no
by macinjosh 4y ago
Generally speaking rights are extended to all inside the border of the US because it is impossible to immediately tell who is and is not a citizen. There is no federal citizenship ID or database. So the government finds it easier to simply assume anyone inside the US is a citizen to avoid constitutional/legal issues. Outside of the US the chances of running into problems with a dragnet is much lower so they just do it.