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They are human, that's all you need to know.


No sane country recognizes all the same rights and privileges of a citizen in a non-citizen.


All, no. But many, yeah. The Constitution and many of it's Amendments call out people or persons. The 14th Amendment even specifies what a citizen is, and in the next breath says persons cannot be denied due process by the States, not citizens.


Be specific. Which rights?




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