[canalabamian]

If you're on American soil, you're under American jurisdiction unless specifically granted other status.

Were this not the case, we would have no legal basis to bring foreigners who commit crimes on our soil into our courts.

Are you implying that illegals have the same Constitutional rights as U.S. citizens?

[Hoplite]

No.

[middie]

Yes they do.... The Constitution refers to "persons" - not citizens who are entitled to equal protection of the law. There are dozens of Sup. Ct. cases holding that priciple.