JoeMoma
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People that are legal non citizen residents have the proper paperwork because they have followed the law. Those that are here illegally do not have the proper paperwork. No conviction is necessary to deny those here illegally citizenship because if they are here, they need to show that they are here legally to proceed with the naturalization process.Losing citizenship is not the same as being denied citizenship. A person who is not a citizen can be denied a route to citizenship if he does follow proper procedure (the law) in entering the country."I am all for a path for permanent residency- but not a path to citizenship- for illegal aliens. "
This isn't consistent.
One cannot expect an undocumented immigrant – who has come forward in the context of immigration reform to acknowledge his crime and willingness to suffer an appropriate penalty pursuant to due process, thus satisfying due process requirements – once he's sustained punitive measures and has 'paid his debt to society' to forever remain a 'permanent' permanent resident alien unable to become a naturalized citizen.
On the other hand, we don't give people that have broken the law in this country, breaks. Most states, an ex con can't vote or possess a firearm, even if his original sentence was non violent. Continuous forgiveness means continual law breaking and mass immigration from the third world will continue.
A. Nobody is a "con" until convicted of committing a crime in a court of law, and
B. Illegal immigration is a misdemeanor, and none of the penalties you have mentioned applies to people convicted of a misdemeanor. If they did, you would lose your citizenship privileges for speeding.
Ah, but first, he has to be convicted in a court of law for being in the USA illegally. And, law enforcement is not allowed to demand proof of his citizenship without probable cause. And, being a latino, speaking Spanish, and having the name of Juan is NOT probable cause. Please send my regrets to Donald Trump about that.