The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights protects all people on American land. Most

especially the first amendment.

The First Amendment

5 parts

1.Freedom of Religion

2.Freedom of Speech

3.Freedom of the Press

4.Freedom to assemble peacefully

5.Freedom to ask for a change in Government

Freedom

of

Religion

Freedom

of

Speech

Freedom

of

the

Press

Freedom

to

Assemble

Peacefully

Freedom

to ask for

a change

in

Government

Second Amendment

The right to bear arms

(own a gun)

Third Amendment

The government cannot force you to keep

soldiers in your home.

Fourth Amendment

The right to privacy The

government must have a warrant (an order

from a court) to enter a person’s house, search

or take a person's property, and can only

do so with probable cause. (they are

almost positive that you have done something

illegal.)

Fifth Amendment

A person doesn’t have to testify against himself or herself.

I will not answer

any question

s.

Sixth AmendmentA person has the right to a trial and to be

represented by a lawyer.

Seventh Amendment

A person has a right to a trial by a jury of their peers

Eighth Amendment

A court cannot give a person a cruel punishment or a fine that is too high.

Ninth Amendment

The people have rights that are not written in the Constitution.

Bill of Rights game

Tenth Amendment

The people and the states have rights not given to the federal government in

the Constitution.

From time to time states and local governments have attempted to assert

exemption from various federal regulations, especially in the areas of labor

and environmental controls, using the Tenth Amendment

Rights of Permanent Residents

As a permanent resident, you have

the right to:

•Live and work permanently anywhere in the U.S.

•Apply to become a U.S. citizen once you are eligible.

Request a visa for your husband or wife and unmarried children to live

in the U.S.

Get Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare

benefits, if you are eligible.

Own property in the U.S.

Apply for a driver's license in your state or territory.

Leave and return to the U.S. under certain conditions.

Attend public school and college.

Join certain branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Purchase or own a firearm, as long as there are no state or local restrictions saying you can't.

Residents do not have the right to vote.

Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural

Worker Protection Act (MSPA), provide labor protections for vulnerable

workers. The FLSA requires employers to pay covered employees a

minimum wage and, in general, time and a half an employee's regular rate

of pay for overtime hours without regard to whether an employee is

documented or undocumented.

The problems you may face if

you are working illegally in the

U.S.:

Some employers look for alien or

immigrant employees to hire,

thinking these workers will work

more cheaply than U.S. citizens.

Other bosses employ migrants in

positions that are dangerous,

without providing adequate

protection or training. There are

even some companies that

overwork immigrant employees,

especially those that don’t speak

English very well, taking

advantage of people. Any worker

without proper paperwork proving

that he or she belongs in this

country could be deported, if

caught.

Cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents may be granted if the alien:

•Has been continuously present for at least 10 years;

•Has been a person of good moral character during that time;

•Has not been convicted of an offense that would make him or her

removable; and

•Demonstrates that removal would result in exceptional and extremely

unusual hardship to his or her immediate family members (limited to the

alien's spouse, parent, or child) who are either U.S. citizens or lawful

permanent residents.

Children’s Immigrant Rights

Plyler vs. Doe1982 Supreme Court

illegal immigrant children are people "in any ordinary sense of

the term", and therefore had protection from discrimination It is against the law for any child to be denied a public education.

Free English classes are also available Free English classes are also available to all adults in many schools. to all adults in many schools.

It’s not just in America, people It’s not just in America, people everywhere want a better life.everywhere want a better life.