Do US naturalized citizens have the same rights as US born citizens?
My mother, a naturalized citizen, was told yesterday that she did not have the same rights as a US born-citizen. She has continuously lived in the US for over 30 years, paid her taxes, great employee and model citizen. She was recently a victim of fraud by a realtor and a title company when she bought a house. She sought legal representation and the lawyer she contracted is telling her that she will have limitations in her law suite because she is a naturalized citizen.
Where can I research the topic?
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Your mother is just as much an American citizen as anyone born here, with just a couple of exceptions:
She can never be President or Vice-President. Both must be born in the United States.
If there was fraud (lies) in her naturalization application she can be stripped of citizenship and deported.
Assuming no fraud or interest in our two highest offices in the land, your Mom is 100% American now.
Your lawyer has his head in the sand. Shop around and get another one. You do get what you pay for. Funny. Have you noticed that lawyers are the only occupation where you have to hire one to protect you from another one???
That lawyer is full of you know what. Your mom being a naturalized citizen holds the same rights as a natural born citizen. The only difference is that your mom could have her citizenship removed if she committed a serious crime.
If she is a naturalized citizen, she has the same constitutional and statutory rights with very few exceptions.
For example, she doesn’t count as a natural born citizen for purposes of presidential qualification.
There are some other specific statutory differences — including the fact that her citizenship can be stripped away for certain crimes, unlike a natural born citizen.
But other than that, a naturalized citizens has all the same constitutional and statutory rights as a natural born citizen. And nothing that should impact the lawsuit.
She has most rights, except for running for certain political offices. For instance, she could never be president. The president has to be a natural born citizen.
a lawyer knows the laws better then the police. i’m sorry to hear this. it is not right to do that to people who come here legally and make this country their home. good luck and god bless.
http://www.thepearlsofwisdom.net/Pearls_Unstrungs/unstrung_Joy_Of_The_Judge.html
Once they all stood and took the oath, they became citizens of a new
kingdom, that of the United States of America. Instantly, their vote
carried the same weight of those who were born here. There were not
partial citizens, halfway citizens with limited rights and
responsibilities; they were full voting members of the USA, each
equal under the law.
It’s not a government site, but it says what I wanted to say. I think your mother needs a new attorney as soon as possible. This one sounds like he is trying to take advantage of her.
as you’ve read, she’s got, essentially, all the rights as someone who is native born.
however, what has me concerned, is where was your mother’s real estate lawyer? she had to have one when she went into contract, through mortgage, and closing.
there is such a thing as legal malpractice, and it would be a good idea for your mother to pursue this. if all else fails, she should speak with her immigration attorney, who would certainly know the law as it would apply to her case, and who could either handle her issues himself, or refer to someone reputable.
best of luck
What she told is correct. She doesn’t have the same rights as a US born citizen. She can’t become President (Like Arnie) and if she breaks the law enough times the US can revoke her citizenship.
I think she has the same rights.My husband is also a naturalized citizen and head of household on our taxes ect. We purchased a home years ago and he was the only one employed.
Don’t bother researching it. It is bullshit.
A citizen is a citizen is a citizen.
Unless she committed fraud in becoming a citizen or wants to run for President, she is good to go.