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Immigration Rallies Across the U.S. | 17 comments (17 topical)

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no human being is illegal (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by Jeralyn on Thu May 01, 2008 at 08:03:01 PM EST
the term is undocumented residents. Most of the undocumented residents in this country entered legally. Overstaying one's visa is a civil violation, not a crime.

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More than Half (none / 0) (#13)
by daryl herbert on Thu May 01, 2008 at 08:13:16 PM EST
If Fox News says it's true, it must be true.

But that only means they aren't "criminals"; it doesn't mean they are legal.

Aren't civil violations "illegal"?  According to the plain dictionary definition of the word, any act prohibited by statute is "illegal."  That would include civil violations.

Is "illegal" a special legal term of art that only applies to criminal violations?

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Immigration Rallies Across the U.S. | 17 comments (17 topical)

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