Citizenship and immigration
Citizen is the highest office
Citizens are the key to democracy. The current draft of the Uniting Amendment recognizes this and makes "Citizen" an official office of the U.S. government. In fact, Citizen is the highest office in government. A person born in the United States is a Citizen and a person born to a Citizen is a Citizen, as it is under current law. However, the Uniting Amendment allows people who wish to become Citizens to run for the Office and get elected by all the current Citizens. What better way for new Citizens to learn how our country works than to run for office! And no more byzantine bureaucracy and convoluted naturalization process. Fair and simple.
Those who have been recently convicted of certain serious crimes can't run for the Office of Citizen, and candidates need to disclose certain things when running so voters can make an informed decision about who becomes a Citizen.
To become a Citizen, a person needs to live in the U.S. for at least five years, but they can run for the Office before that time. Congress sets the number of people who can become Citizens at each annual election.
Citizens not born in the U.S. can run for President
A Citizen who has lived in the United States for at least thirty years can run for President or Vice President whether they were born here or not.
No amnesty
The current draft of the Amendment says, "A person willfully entering the United States without authorization is guilty of a crime upon due process and may not receive amnesty or pardon for that infraction."
Refugees
If someone is fleeing their country because of inhumane treatment or conditions, they can live in the United States as a refugee. But all refugees need to register with the United States Department of State and Congress can make reasonable restrictions on the rights of refugees for security.
Anyone who has recently come to the U.S. can have her rights temporarily restricted to prevent surreptitious aggression.
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