Can a person who is in the U.S. illegally legally vote and work?
487103
I'd like each one of the illegals to take back with them one of our senators or congressmen we need to deport them also. \nNeither Democrats or Republicans represent any of us.
399360
A good friend of mine had a prosperous lawn mowing business. "Had" being the key word here. He refused to hire anyone that was in this country illegally. The competition started using illegal slave labor "mexicans" and put him right out of business. He had no problem at all finding people willing to work but when other companies are paying way below minimum wage....what could he do???
508517
No, greencard holders (also known as permanent residents) cannot vote in U.S. They must complete a minimum 5 year residency requirement (3 years for spouses of citizens) and then apply to become a citizen before eligible to vote.\n\nEssentially greencard is a long term multiple entry visa (10 year visa) with immigrant intent.
559300
fenchurch is wrong in stating that most are here legally. INS statistics say otherwise, to the tune of about 8-10 million people depending on which survey you read. Illegal immigrants cannot legally vote, although many have forged ID's and Social Security cards, so some may have tried it and succeeded (depending on how well their backgrounds were checked, which generally isn't very well). Illegal immigrants are basically spitting in the faces of all who came to this country LEGALLY, through the proper channels, like my ancestors had to. And the liberals don't even call them illegals anymore-which they are. They call them "undocumented aliens". What a joke.
567941
You must have a social security number to work in the United States, or permission of our government, you are punishable by our laws governing this issue.  You can receive a card allowing you the rights to be here only for specific endeavors or specific time restraints if you are not an American citizen.
199392
Of course he can.  Convicts sue their prisons and the people who work in them all of the time.\n\nBy the way, the first poster is partially incorrect about convicts losing the right to vote.  In my state, it depends on what charge one is convicted upon.
18767
* You can vote. You can actually participate in making a difference in your community locally and nationally. (This also means that politicians will pay attention to you and to your concerns.)\n* You can run for political office except for President\n* You can get a US passport with all the benefits it has to offer\n* You get the protection ofthe US constitution for citizens that aliens do not have\n* you no longer have to worry about your initial country rules\n* The USA has only a volunteer army. If you are obligated somewhere else this will stop
775223
Sure. Anyone can be an illegal alien in any country. Being illegal in a country involves crossing the border and staying without going through the proper channels and getting the paperwork for permission.\n\nYou would be an illegal if you just moved and didn't apply for a resident visa. If you are a student, there is different paperwork. \n\nYes, you can be employed in Canada. You'll have to check with the government to find out the tax implications. \n\nMost jobs in Canada want Canadians to fill the positions, so it might be difficult to find a job in Canada.
756311
You can look for a position on monster.com.\n\nBe sure to have the appropriate visa, you can only work legally with a working visa.  Considering that you are still looking for a job, I would assume that you don't have a working visa.  Other than working visa, you can only work legally if you have Green Card or citizenship.  If you are neither a Green Card holder nor a citizenship, you are not allowed to work in the US.  If you do and if you get caught, you will be subject to deportation.  Once you are deported, you won't be eligible to come to the US (with any visa whatsoever even if you are married to the US citizen) for 15 years.
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Entering and remaining in the country without documented permission is a misdemeanor.  \n\nRepresenting yourself as someone else in order to obtain work is fraud and identity theft, felonies.\n\nThe misdemenaor is cheap and easy to prove.  Felonies are expensive to prosecute and harder to convict on--there are so many illegal aliens to capture that it is most expedient to slap the misdemeanor on them and deport them quickly.  That is the current working theory anyway.  Great success, huh?
316892
No way!!  Some people have a choice of whether to work or not, such as the wealthy.  Sometimes they don't have a choice, most of us, and we work. If we don't work and don't have a good reason for not working,  we do without food  and housing (homeless). If we are disabled, have mental problems or severe illnesses, we have Government assistance for them. If a single parent, with low income, of a child under school age needs to stay home, he/she can get assistance and not work. OF COURSE they would remain CITIZENS.\n\nWhere would they deport a USA citizen to if the USA is their home of origin?
660268
That's nice because your illegal husband is making more than most legals make.  You say $2800 like it's nothing.  That's a lot of money.  So if your husband becomes legal, then does that mean he will stop doing the work he is doing now?  If your arguing that illegals work hard and do jobs that U.S. citizens wont do and that this benefits the U.S., then with your logic if he got amnesty he would quit that job and then no one would do that work period, right?
152269
Yes, a green card means permanent residency, and the person has the same right to work or own a business or corporation as a citizen does.
1167162
Not permanently. If you want to work longer than a temporary job of just a few months or so, you'd have to obtain citizenship or get a green card. In order to work here for the temporary amount of time, you have to get a non-immigrant visa. The visa will get you as far as the port of entry. After that, the immigration officer there will decide to grant you access or not and how long you'll be able to stay before your visa is up.
879318
False. You have to be a citizen, 18 years or older, with no felonies on your record, and be registered with the local precinct where you intend to vote 30 days before the voting takes place.
591508
For anyone who is illegally here in the US.
587211
Nope. The only workplace encounter I ever had with an illegal immigrant was in the kitchen of a restaurant. This guy was from Mexico... he was a GREAT dishwasher... I mean that sincerely. It's not an easy job. He did his job swiftly and without complaining. He was much better than the dumb guy they got to replace him when they found out he was illegal.