1. Citizenship Denied/ Legal v. Illegal Aliens September 25, 2017

2. Only the Federal government can give & TAKE AWAY citizenship
But…State governments can deny criminals of rights (Example: voting)
Denaturalization: loss of citizenship through fraud/ deception during naturalization process
Example: former Nazi’s during WWII
Expatriation: give up citizenship to live in foreign country
Can be voluntary and involuntary
Example of involuntary: child whose parents become citizens of another country (child automatically becomes citizen of that country)
Punishment for crime: loss of citizenship because serious crime committed
Example: treason; national security

3. U.S. restricts amount of immigrants who can enter country (quota)
Priorities for:
Relatives of U.S. citizens
Needed job skills
Money to invest in country
Illegal immigrants: in country illegally
(1) refused citizenship (2) fear long process to become citizen
Get here by (1) illegal cross border (2) came on visa and never left
Characteristics:
No friends/ family
No place to live
No sure way to earn money (against law to hire/ low pay; no benefits)
Constant fear of being deported (sent back to home country)

4. Legal Aliens
Resident alien: person from foreign country who has established permanent residence in U.S.
Can stay in U.S. as long as wish without becoming U.S. citizen
CANNOT: vote; run for office; serve on juries; work in gov’t job
Non-resident alien: person from foreign country who does NOT expect to stay in U.S. long
Refugee: people fleeing country to escape persecution (oppression/ abuse)
All legal aliens must carry ID at all times