Should immigrants have the right to vote?

no... they should come in my country or any other countries the prpoer way and get citizen ship. they should be able to get driver lic, or socail securty and any other benfits if they didn't come in through the proper channles

I agree with you ,I think you should have right to vote for the new country you have pledged allegiance to especially if you are paying taxes there.I aslo believe if you spend more than six months in any country then that is your home and that is wher your interests should lie .Like you said if you are living somewhere else you might not be cognizant of the crrent issues facing the people in your former country and your voting may destroy the livelihood of persons there.

I kinda agree with you on many fronts. Now when you say immigrants should not have the right to vote. You would mean, they should not have the right to vote in their country of origin, rite? In that case, I truely agree with you. Cos they are oversea, they do not know the ground feel of the locals at home. AND if they have taken roots else where, they should not be given the same rights to vote. They will only regain that right if they have stayed at least one year prior to the voting period. Cos with the mobility of people today, all these people overseas are getting interms of information is from the news. And the local papers, though suppose to be neutral, will never be able to fully illustrate the sendiment on the ground. SO the info they do get is not the actual true picture of the sentiments of the people towards the various political parties that are running for the elections. On top of that, you rarely see the opposition having equal air time on TV as compared to the governing political party. So the impression might already be skewed before the immigrant goes to put his vote during the elections.

Do you mean "emigrants". I feel that they should become naturalised citizens in their new country and then they may enjoy all the rights and privileges of citizens including voting there. If they have left the country for good, with no intention of returning then I'd say no. But if they have gone for a shorter period, 5 years say, then I'd be a little more lenient.

Heres my take on this. If immigrants come here illegally, they dont deserve anything; not one thing. Why should they? Theyre not here legally, breaking the law, so why should they be rewarded? Go back to your country if youre not going to do what youre supposed to, coming here the right way, legally. Stop stealing from working Americans. On the other hand, if immigrants do the right thing and get legalized as soon as they come here, then I think its ok to give them the right to vote perhaps, as long as they are educated about who they are voting for and do everything right, contributing to society; then I think they should have a voice. However, I dont care if you legalized yourself or not when it comes to getting social security that so many Americans worked all their lives for. The only acception I think would be those immigrants who got legalization the right way and have been here for many many years, working, contributing, living the proper way. If theyve been here most of their life and have been legal the whole time, working like everyone else, contributing, then yes, I think they also deserve social security cause theyve paid taxes and contributed to society. Those people are basically citizens, have been and should have the rights of those born here. Hope I didnt offend anyone, just giving my opinion, exercising my freedom of speech.