@Francis,
Francis wrote:You simply don't get it, David.
Residents and citizens are different concepts.
That is
MY position, Francis.
I suspected that u implied
the opposite.
I "get" my own position.
Francis wrote:Resident of New Mexico doesn't mean that you are New Mexican.
To
ME, it certainly does
NOT,
but to some people with whom I disagree, it might.
Therein lies the uncertainty and the need for clearly defined terms.
"Resident of New Mexico" means
a New Mexican RESIDENT.
Some foreigners who hang around there long enuf
might possibly think of themselves as being "New Mexicans."
This group can include illegal aliens,
criminals, who travel to Arizona from New Mexico (Arizona is
not far from New Mexico)
and who Gov. Richardson shoud
not assist to violate American law, neither federal law nor Arizona law.
Francis wrote:But if you are New Mexican, you are a citizen of New Mexico and (to Dys eternal dysmay) an American citizen.
Some people may dispute that; some (
not including me) may allege
that a man can be a "New Mexican" by virtue of residence alone,
without being a citizen of New Mexico, having no voting rights.
In other words,
it may well be the case that some people
will claim to be "New Mexicans" tho thay are non-citizen residents.
Francis wrote:Mind that are resident citizens there.
Thank u for that information.
Francis wrote:Do I have to explain the concept of non-citizen resident?
No.
David
