Debris from the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia streaks over Tyler, Tex., on Feb. 1, 2003. Seven astronauts slipped into unconsciousness within seconds and their bodies were whipped around in seats whose restraints failed as the space shuttle Columbia spun out of control and disintegrated in 2003, according to a new report from NASA.
But once here, even undocumented immigrants have the right to freedom of speech and religion, the right to be treated fairly, the right to privacy, and the other fundamental rights U.S. citizens enjoy. Since immigrants don't have the right to enter the U.S., those who are not here legally are subject to deportation. 1  The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has the authority to question any person believed to be an alien as to his right to be in the United States..
Indeed, the first Americans were not legally U.S. citizens until 1924, when Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act after 10,000 Native Americans had served in the military during World War I. And even as citizens, many continued to be barred from voting by state laws through the 1940s.