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Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?

A foreigner is defined a person who is not a citizen of the United States. Federal law has prohibited noncitizens from voting in federal election since the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act was passed in 1996. Punishment includes fines, imprisonment, inadmissibility, and deportation. Exempt from punishment is any noncitizen who, at the time of voting, had two natural or adoptive U.S. citizen parents, who began permanently living in the United States before turning 16 years old, and who reasonably believed that they were a citizen of the United States. Federal law…  

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 @8G9WSVL from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

If they are a legal citizen of the U.S. then they should have the right to vote.

 @9WMWP7N from Arizona  answered…8mos8MO

If non-citizen residents can pass a civics or citizenship style test and show proof that they have paid taxes, they should be allowed to vote in any election for any level of government that levies taxes against them which have been paid.

 @949XSXK from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

it really depends

 @9378L33Independent from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

If they at least have a green card

 @9378KXVIndependence from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

As long as they have a green card or equivalent, yes

 @935BNY4 from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only if they have been granted legal citizenship and follow proper citizenship procedures.

 @8ZS673D from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

All permanent residents (green card holders) after 5 years.

 @8W6FKT5 from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

Only after obtaining citizenship or if they will be living here for the foreseeable future.

 @8V55PDS from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

After living in the USA for a year

 @8TCLR76 from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as they are in the country legally and pay taxes

 @8T4VKJY from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

No, only Americans (defined as children of Americans) should be allowed to vote.

 @8R8MRCD from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

I believe that a foreigner should be allowed to vote for people to be put in the senate, HOWEVER, not for the presidential election.

 @8PZ7CZMLibertarian from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

No, Making decisions for others is wrong.

 @8MRNCX4Democrat from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

I do think they should be allowed to vote but they need to know more about them. ( Same goes for people born here )

 @8MQWV3S from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, If they have a citizenship or planning to get a green card to become a permanent resident they should. People with green cards should be able to vote only if they plan to become permanent residents.

 @8MQ4VGC from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Define foreigners. If they have immigrated legally, then they should have the rights every citizen does. If they are illegal, then they should not be able to vote.

 @8MLG2ZX from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

They should take something like an intelligence test and a test about the history of our country before being able to vote.

 @8HZTLPS from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Living in country for more than 3 years and paying taxes

 @8GDYJ9NCommunist from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

They should be able to obtain citizenship and the full rights to vote if they so choose

 @8G58B5NLibertarian from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Only if they are here legally with a visa

 @8F3LKFW from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

yes, but only if they plan to continue to live in the country

 @8DY436NDemocrat from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

If you are a United States citizen then you should have the right to vote.

 @8DY436D from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

If you are a U.S citizen then you should vote

 @98K42R2 from Arizona  answered…2yrs2Y

I think they should have the right to vote but not right away. I think like at least a 4 year waiting period.

 @97LJDMY from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, anyone who pays taxes should be allowed to vote but there needs to be in place a system that prevents foreign powers from abusing this system.

 @8YYFFYX from Arizona  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes if they get a citizen card and know about the elections

 @8XJTY95 from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

The ones in puerto rico

 @8K6V9BGIndependent from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Only citizens, those born here and naturalized

 @8GJNW84Independent from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, as long as they live in the United States for 5 years and pay taxes

 @8G49N2X from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

I believe that they should be able to vote if they are registered citizens and if they have lived in the US for a certain number of years

 @8F3MH98 from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, if they continue to live here

 @8F2Y7LL from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

No abolish the government

 @8DXRKL9 from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but they should've lived here for a certain number of years

 @8DWY7XPLibertarian from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Only if they have a green card or citizenship. I don't they should be given the right to vote if they're not a citizen because the fact that they're not citizens says a lot about them and it shows how they're not willing to become one especially if they want to vote.

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