From: me4guns@verizon.removeme.this2.nospam.net   
      
   "Clave"  wrote in message   
   news:j2m0do$auq$1@dont-email.me...   
   > "George Plimpton"  wrote in message   
   > news:j6Cdndhas_Bk6NPTnZ2dnUVZ5qSdnZ2d@giganews.com...   
   >> On 8/19/2011 7:38 AM, Gray Ghost wrote:   
   >>> "Clave"  wrote in   
   >>> news:j2l32s$mu2$1@dont-email.me:   
   >>>   
   >>>> "Not necessarily." It all   
   >>>>      depends, he said, on the specific circumstances of any one   
   >>>>      case. The thing to keep in mind is that the laws governing who   
   >>>>      is allowed to enter the country and under what circumstances   
   >>>>      aren't criminal statutes.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Then he is an asshole.   
   >>   
   >> The illegal aliens discussed in the story *all* entered the country   
   >> illegally...   
   >   
   > In violation of civil laws, not criminal.   
      
   No, actually if they entered the country improperly and weren't caught in   
   the act then they would all be guilty of a criminal violation.   
      
   8USC1325   
      
   Any alien that enters improperly that isn't apprehended in the act, is   
   subject to a punishment that can include up to 6 months in jail. A criminal   
   offense IOW.   
      
   A repeat offense is a felony with a sentence of up to 2 years.   
      
   It is a civil offense only if they are caught in the act of trying to enter,   
   or they enter legally and then overstay their visa.   
      
   If they successfully enter improperly then by law, it is a criminal offense.   
      
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