Should illegal immigrants be allowed to serve on juries in the United States?
by Gideon on December 29th, 2006 No one involved in the act of committing a crime can sit on a jury. Residing in a country illegally is a crime, hence the term “illegal immigrant.” Comments Illegal alien is correct since they are seeking work not citizenship. Report by Scifisuz on April 18th, 2007 Semantics. Various definitions state various things. In its simplest form, an immigrant is a person who leaves his county to settle in another, legally or not. Report by Gideon on April 18th, 2007 Yes, you define immigrant accurately. However, I notice you ignore the the qualifier “illegal!” The question isn’t should immigrants be allowed to serve on juries; rather, it is should illegal immigrants be allowed to serve. Report by Anonymous on July 25th, 2007 @Gid. What if they are not “settling” just coming to work…no desire for citizenship. They are referred to as resident aliens when they are LEGAL. It’s more than semantics. Report by Scifisuz on July 25th, 2007 First off, if they are just
