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With these considerations in mind. we turn to the arguments which we expect to be made against these sections of H.R. 3517. It may be argued. for example. that the bill discriminates against citizens who initially gained their resident status through the bill by limiting or denying their ability to bring in their alien relatives. Except for the fact that a naturalized citizen cannot become President (see Article II. section 1 of the Constitution). the rights of native born citizens are coextensive with those of naturalized citizens. and Congress may not abridge those rights. See Schneider v. Rusk 377 U.S. 163 (1964). It follows that the rights of all naturalized citizens are coextensive. regardless of how they initially gained their lawful permanent residence. This argument could be rebutted by returning to the idea that there is no constitutional right. of citizens or anyone else. to have ones family brought to the United States. Citizens 2 do. however. have a constitutional right to travel within the United States (see e.g.