What rights do citizens have that aliens don't?

Answer 1

The answser depends on the nation involved. Different peoples define citizenship differently. In the US, ideal citizens are active in matters of both local and national interest, and take part in elections at every opportunity. Good citizens are mindful of and even zealous about the common good. Being a citizen should not be a matter of "I'll get what I can for myself, and I don't care what it costs others". Citizens should be willingly in compliance with the law and should consider it a privilege to take part in the system when appropriate. It is difficult and painful sometimes to accept that in any society, something may not go the way some individuals think it should. But acceptance of the law, and awareness of the methods of bringing about change are part of what make any nation civilized and progressive. This sounds so rosy and hopelessly optimistic. Of course life in today's world is complex and often uncertain. Cooperation, understanding, debate and compromise will go a long way in making citizens productive and secure.

Answer 2

1) Right to Vote in any local, State, Federal elections

2) Right to obtain a US passport

3) Right to travel abroad & return (right of entry guaranteed-regardless of time abroad)

4) Right to absolute protection from deportation

5) Right to petition/sponsor relatives

-Immediate relatives have no priority date wait: spouse, minor children, parents

-Can petition for/sponsor all of these family members: adult unmarried children, adult married children, siblings

6) Eligible for government benefits, assistance, grants and scholarships (including social security, welfare, Medicaid, etc)

7) Eligible to hold public office in local, State or Federal government

8) Absolute right to work eligibility, live, and remain in the United States

9) Right to receive aid/assistance from US Embassies/Consulates abroad

10) Right to pass on citizenship to children born abroad

11) Eligible for certain Federal jobs

12) Eligible to serve on a jury

Hope that helps. I am an Immigration attorney, and this is the basic answer to your question.

Answer 3

Vote or hold public office, such as President of the United States.

Answer 4

Voting and contesting in the elections is the major privilege that is reserved for the US citizens alone. Even permanent residents cannot vote, they can only live and work in the US.

Answer 5

Non-citizens cannot vote in national elections and they cannot apply for federal employment.

Answer 6

to blunder our own planet

Answer 7

Vote.

Legally obtain a passport.

Answer 8

Vote in a federal election

Answer 9

Vote