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  > it refers to "the people of the United States" which would not include aliens abroad.
Yes. That is why the courts have continually ruled that rights belong to noncitizens as well

  These are different:
    - The people
    - The people of the United States
    - Citizens
The three terms are used and not interchangeably.

If you are confused about this you can 1) Google to confirm, 2) read the constitution, not just the amendments, to see this actively play out, or 3) read the Federalist Papers, where it is stated more explicitly.


Aloisius
The courts have granted rights to non-citizens in the United States, not non-citizens outside the United States.

James Madison provides the rationale:

"Aliens are not more parties to the laws, than they are parties to the Constitution; yet it will not be disputed, that as they owe, on one hand, a temporary obedience, they are entitled, in return, to their protection and advantage."

While aliens within the United States owe temporary obedience to its laws and thus enjoy protections under the Constitution, aliens abroad do not.

Again, see United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez where the Supreme Court determined aliens abroad were found illegible for Fourth Amendment protection as they were not considered "the people."

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