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Immigrant Rights

Immigrant Rights. The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights protects all people on American land. Most especially the first amendment. The First Amendment 5 parts Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press Freedom to assemble peacefully

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Immigrant Rights

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  1. Immigrant Rights

  2. The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rightsprotects all people on American land. Most especially the first amendment.

  3. The First Amendment • 5 parts • Freedom of Religion • Freedom of Speech • Freedom of the Press • Freedom to assemble peacefully • Freedom to ask for a change in Government

  4. Freedom of Religion

  5. Freedom of Speech

  6. Freedom of the Press

  7. Freedom to Assemble Peacefully

  8. Freedom to ask for a change in Government

  9. Second Amendment The right to bear arms (own a gun)

  10. Third Amendment The government cannot force you to keep soldiers in your home.

  11. Fourth Amendment The right to privacyThe government must have a warrant (an order from a court) to enter a person’s house, search or take a person's property, and can only do so with probable cause. (they are almost positive that you have done something illegal.)

  12. Fifth Amendment A person doesn’t have to testify against himself or herself. I will not answer any questions.

  13. Sixth Amendment A person has the right to a trial and to be represented by a lawyer.

  14. Seventh Amendment A person has a right to a trial by a jury of their peers

  15. Eighth Amendment A court cannot give a person a cruel punishment or a fine that is too high.

  16. Ninth Amendment The people have rights that are not written in the Constitution.

  17. Tenth Amendment The people and the states have rights not given to the federal government in the Constitution. From time to time states and local governments have attempted to assert exemption from various federal regulations, especially in the areas of labor and environmental controls, using the Tenth Amendment Bill of Rights game

  18. Rights of Permanent Residents As a permanent resident, you have the right to:

  19. Live and work permanently anywhere in the U.S.

  20. Apply to become a U.S. citizen once you are eligible.

  21. Request a visa for your husband or wife and unmarried children to live in the U.S.

  22. Get Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare benefits, if you are eligible.

  23. Own property in the U.S.

  24. Apply for a driver's license in your state or territory.

  25. Leave and return to the U.S. under certain conditions.

  26. Attend public school and college.

  27. Join certain branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

  28. Purchase or own a firearm, as long as there are no state or local restrictions saying you can't.

  29. Residents do not have the right to vote.

  30. Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), provide labor protections for vulnerable workers. The FLSA requires employers to pay covered employees a minimum wage and, in general, time and a half an employee's regular rate of pay for overtime hours without regard to whether an employee is documented or undocumented.

  31. The problems you may face if you are working illegally in the U.S.: Some employers look for alien or immigrant employees to hire, thinking these workers will work more cheaply than U.S. citizens. Other bosses employ migrants in positions that are dangerous, without providing adequate protection or training. There are even some companies that overwork immigrant employees, especially those that don’t speak English very well, taking advantage of people. Any worker without proper paperwork proving that he or she belongs in this country could be deported, if caught.

  32. Cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents may be granted if the alien: • Has been continuously present for at least 10 years; • Has been a person of good moral character during that time; • Has not been convicted of an offense that would make him or her removable; and • Demonstrates that removal would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his or her immediate family members (limited to the alien's spouse, parent, or child) who are either U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

  33. Children’s Immigrant Rights Plyler vs. Doe 1982 Supreme Court illegal immigrant children are people "in any ordinary sense of the term", and therefore had protection from discrimination It is against the law for anychild to be denied a public education.

  34. Free English classes are also available to all adults in many schools.

  35. It’s not just in America, people everywhere want a better life.

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