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Originally Posted by Swimmer
Spence, it is a crime to cross the border. It is a misdomeanor. To say it is civil is wrong. Its just not a felony yet!
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Technically it's not a criminal offence as a that requires the offence to have a
defined punishment (or something like that) to be considered criminal law...it's clearly a civil offence under US Law.
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Well, two more things. A police chief in New Hampshire was upheld by the U. S. Supreme court when he arrested an illegal alien for tresspassing.
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Could have been a unique situation. I'm pretty sure state and local do not have inherant authority to enforce immigration laws...although there is legislation in Congress to change this.
-spence
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