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Re:Robert Heinlein and the Harsh Politics of Science Fiction... by dragonwriter on Monday December 24, 2018 @03:12AM (#18751078)
> It was called citizenship, but [in Starship Troopers] the only thing you earned (and distinguished you from civilians) was franchise.

The franchise is pretty much the main distinction between citizens and legal non-citizen residents (immigrants or non-citizen nationals) in the US.

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