Pelosi, Schumer To Trump: "Let's Debate Border Funds in Private"

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(03-22-2019, 07:54 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Being a citizen isn't a constitutional requirement for voting. It was quite common in the 1800's for states to allow it, particularly western states looking to attract more residents. States began to set citizenship as a requirement in the late 1800's/early 1900's when we went through our big ant-immigration phase. 

Being a citizen is a requirement for being POTUS, though. 

The 15th Amendment uses the term US citizen. 

I truly don't expect anyone in this debate to admit that the answer to the question I originally posed:

"Are the Libs trying to claim that The rights of citizens granted by the US Constitution should apply to noncitizens and those here illegally?"


is no. But the answer is no. 


Noncitizens do not enjoy the rights and protections of citizens. They do however, receive limited rights and protections.