alt Hacker NewsYou've connected to very unrelated things unjustifiably - Immigrants and criminals
This is why advocates have always tried to reframe things from "illegal" to "undocumented"
It's actually not a crime to overstay a visa or to be here without one. It's nothing.
The act of crossing the border "illegally" is a misdemeanor (the first time) on the level of something like a speeding ticket - but its still not illegal to be here even if you crossed "illegally"
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>It's actually not a crime to overstay a visa or to be here without one. It's nothing.
If it is not a crime, then what is it?
These semantic tricks are so tiresome. If you broke a law to enter the country, I'm sorry, but you're here illegally. No amount of redefining of terms is ever going to change that.
Of course immigrants should follow the legal process and illegal immigrants are called that rightfully so.
If you want more people to immigrate you should make the legal pathways more accessible, not tolerate the illegal ones.