Constitutional Rights Research Paper

Many foreign bodies cross our borders secretly everyday, some good, some bad, but all enter with a purpose. With the open holes in our national security, foreign terrorists can attack at any moment. When the disaster or incident occurs, if the suspect is found and taken into custody and not a US citizen, but the act was within US borders, do they have constitutional rights or not? With a foreign criminal given their right to remain silent, or to have any rights for that matter, and lose vital information, would you accept the fact that since the crime was on American soil, the rights come into play or let the rights be diminished to gain public safety for the country? "During a number of armed conflicts throughout U.S. history, from the …show more content…
So when foreigners, wether it being a small crime or a national disaster, we all want to be treated as one whole. So if foreigners get to surpass the law, why cant you? The answer is, your a citizen so you don't get that kind of "special treatment" But those laws can help more than hurt you when it comes into judicial terms "The full constitutional due process protections apply on U.S. territory to citizens and legal residents or visitors, provided they did not gain legal entry by fraud. That does not mean such foreigners don't have full rights of life, liberty, and property, but due process may be truncated, provided authority for doing so is conferred by Congress, by either a declaration of war or letters of marque and reprisal. That authority is needed for such actions as trial of prisoners by a military tribunal, or putting bounties on the heads of suspects. In the absence of such authority, only defensive actions may be taken, without violating the law, represented by 18 USC 2441, which applies to everyone involved, including the president." (Roland) So if you are a citizen and are allowed to be within our borders, you have constitutional rights, if you are illegally here, then your rights are guaranteed. Especially if you threaten our …show more content…
With this talk about foreigns and wether to give them rights or not, shouldnt we protect from the inside out, not from the outside in? To create a safer homeland first, and then create a secured border, creates the least work into not having do deal with these rights. many accidents happen within a mile from home, not a country away. Changing the way we think on what is this so called " Homeland security" and " Public Safety" how is the safety public, when we worry with what is happening across the world and not what is in our front