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| alien | a person who lived in a country where he or she is not a citizen |
| resident alien | a person from a foreign nation who has established permanent residence in the United states |
| non-resident alien | a person from a foreign country who expects to stay in the United states for a short, specified time. |
| enemy alien | a citizen of a nation with which the United states is at war with. |
| amnesty | a group pardon to individuals for an offense against the government |
| private law | a law that applies to a particular person |
| naturalization | the legal process by which a person is granted citizenship |
| jus soli | the principle that grants citizenship to nearly all people born in a country |
| jus sanguinis | the principle that grants citizenship on the basis of the citizenship of one's parents |
| collective naturalization | a process by which a group of people become american citizens through an act of congress |
