Title 8 of the United States Code
Encyclopedia
Title 8 of the United States Code outlines the role of aliens
and nationality
in the United States Code
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* The first eleven chapters have been repealed, omitted, or transferred to elsewhere in the Code, in their entirety.
Alien (law)
In law, an alien is a person in a country who is not a citizen of that country.-Categorization:Types of "alien" persons are:*An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country which is foreign to him or her. On specified terms, this kind of alien may be called a legal alien of that country...
and nationality
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
in the United States Code
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
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- General Provisions
* : Elective Franchise* : Civil Rights* : Freedmen* : Alien Ownership of Land* : Immigration* : Exclusion of Chinese* : The Cooly Trade* : Miscellaneous Provisions* : Alien Registration* : Nationality* : Immigration and Nationality: Immigration and Naturalization ServiceImmigration and Naturalization ServiceThe United States Immigration and Naturalization Service , now referred to as Legacy INS, ceased to exist under that name on March 1, 2003, when most of its functions were transferred from the Department of Justice to three new components within the newly created Department of Homeland Security, as...
: Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens: Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry ReformEnhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 is an Act of the United States that deals with immigration. It covers the funding of the Immigration and Naturalization Service , orders that all internal INS databases must be linked together and be fully interoperable with the...
External links
- U.S. Code Title 8, via United States Government Printing OfficeUnited States Government Printing OfficeThe United States Government Printing Office is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive...
- U.S. Code Title 8, via Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...