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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Being a foreigner i believe that if you pay taxes and have been living he for more then 5- 10 years and are planning to stay here for longer, and you came here legally and you for some reason can't become a citizen you should still be able to vote for a representative.
@9V6Y2KN9mos9MO
Siento que si ya que es en donde van a estar viviendo y Ellos pueden decidir en el entrono tanto como de seguridad y governmental siendo o no nacido aqui deben de ver en donde y como van estar
@9JSN4TN1yr1Y
Only if they are planning to make it their permanant residence/ planning to live for a very long time
Yes, but only after living in the country for 6 years minimum
@9D8CHD72yrs2Y
people who passed the citizen ship test and finished the proper process of being a citizen should vote
@8QZ685L4yrs4Y
Yes, but they have to be legal citizens
@95R8HSP3yrs3Y
Yes, but only Green Card holders.
@96FRR8G3yrs3Y
I believe that they foreigners who legally became a US citizen should have the right to vote
@956WGNC3yrs3Y
They should. After living here for a few years and having a clean criminal record and background check.
@935RJZ33yrs3Y
Only citizens should be allowed to vote, but the path to citizenship should be much easier.
@92S9G5M3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for permanent citizens
Yes, but only if they have been in the country long enough to the point where they are educated on the candidates
@8XKSBYS4yrs4Y
yes, they should be allowed to vote as long as they have stayed for at least 6 months and have been paying taxes during their stay
@8X67DKZ4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they are mature enough.
@8WXVZBW4yrs4Y
Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote after 3 years
@8WTTTV84yrs4Y
As long as they are knowledgeable about the US(had to have lived here for certain years) and they have had to contribute to the economy
@8VXD5MV4yrs4Y
Yes but only LEGAL immigrants/residents can vote. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE.
If they are citizens of America then they have a say
@8TCJM56Republican4yrs4Y
if they pay taxes and 3 years in the U.S.
@8PDZV6C5yrs5Y
Yes, but on the condition the road to citizenship would be easier to attain thereby allowing said foreigners to have an easier path to citizenship
@8PDZLJ35yrs5Y
If they are legal citizens, they should be allowed to vote
@8P8F7MZ5yrs5Y
If they have a green card they should have the right to vote.
@8NZZNSQLibertarian5yrs5Y
Perhaps if the facts suggest an intent to stay here indefinitely
@8NVWXR25yrs5Y
No, unless they go through a process that ensures that they will be personally effected by decisions, and will remain in the area for a long enough area to care, in order to make sure foreign countries can not use these laws to get what they want passed
@8J8RRM65yrs5Y
Yes, if they've lived here longer than 5 years AND pay taxes.
@8HYGZJWProgressive5yrs5Y
Yes, but only those planning on being permanent citizens, not tourists.
@8HXX4MH5yrs5Y
Yes, as long as they have lived in the country for a year, and plan to live there forever.
@8DL5WPJIndependent5yrs5Y
No, only those who are born United States citizens or have put in the work to become a legalized United States citizen should be able to vote. That being said it should be easier to become a United States citizen.
If they have citizenship then I believe they should have the right to vote
@9BW7Z9V2yrs2Y
If they applied for citizenship and got accepted as a us citizen then yes
@98SCH4K2yrs2Y
Yes, if they pay American taxes.
@97S6F4S3yrs3Y
Combo of two, where foreigners can only vote in local elections for the first 10 years, then after that they can vote in every election.
@96RTGNR3yrs3Y
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@8XMN77F4yrs4Y
Yes but only if they plan to stay and not leave in the future.
@8X2T3FG4yrs4Y
Permeant Residents should be allowed to vote.
@8VZZ9HJ4yrs4Y
To some extent; if the law affects them, they should be able to vote, but none more than that
@8SBT8VH4yrs4Y
Only legal citizens paying taxes should be allowed to vote.
@8NM399Z5yrs5Y
Only permanent residents voting at local and citizenship for presidential
@8MKXX5Z5yrs5Y
Yes, if they have a green card or a citizenship.
@8GTK8CD5yrs5Y
Yes, if they have the intention of staying for longer than 5 years or becoming a citizen.
@8DLBCVS5yrs5Y
Yes, but they must pay taxes and have lived in America for at least 5 years.
@9N97K231yr1Y
No but if they have been in a blockbuster hit in the US then they can vote. The movie has to have made a profit, a score higher than 85 on rotten tomatoes, and win an Oscar.
Maybe, it depends on the situation in 2023.
@9HYKK6S1yr1Y
I think that they should be tested. There should be a fake candidate who ideas are rediculous yet would be beneficial to spies trying to ruin the U.S. Then anyone who votes for that fake candidate should be perminately banned from voting as the only reason people would vote for the candidate is that they want to sabatage the U.S
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