[blueerica]

I have a question that came up somewhere else, and I can't for the life of me sort out the answers, and maybe I'm remembering it all wrong, so I'm hoping some of our legal gurus can come in and clear up some matters for me..

Here's what I remember from my very basic classes in US Gov't. If someone from CountryX comes to the United States, say, vacationing, they are then protected by the Bill of Rights (etc etc etc). If someone is here from CountryX in a more "illegal" manner, are they still protected by the Bill of Rights?

I will assume for the sake of assumption, and not derailment into Iraqi Prisoners, etc... that in this example Person 1 and Person 2 will not be subjected to cruel or unusual punishment, something supposedly guaranteed by the BoR...

Anyhow, I hope my confusion is understood by someone and that the answer will reveal itself so that I may... not be confused, or something.

Help!