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Constitutional due process in the United States applies to both citizens and non citizens alike.
by bumby 3y ago
Constitutional due process in the United States applies to both citizens and non citizens alike.
- wrycoder 3y agoRecent events cause me to sincerely doubt that.
- bumby 3y agoI think your referring to de facto, my statement was about de jure.
- kelnos 3y agoIn theory, yes. But in reality, a non-citizen has much more to lose (being denied entry, which is a stain that remains on your record for quite some time) from arguing with a CBP officer about their rights than a citizen does. The law is irrelevant when LEOs can side-step it whenever they want.
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- bumby 3y agoThis goes for any law, citizen or not. Equal protection does not mean equality of costs. Some people will have more to lose by fighting a traffic ticket in court. It doesn’t mean they have less rights to do so. Saying the system is structured to be unfair is a different argument than saying the system doesn’t afford the same rights.