Posted on 05/15/2006 10:34:54 AM PDT by Liz
After an alien has been legally "removed" from the United States, federal criminal law makes it a felony for that alien to reenter (or be found in) the country without approval of the US government.
What Constitutes "Illegal Reentry"?
Under the applicable federal criminal statute, the Immigration and Nationality Act, it is not merely illegal reentry after removal that constitutes the crime. Rather, the law applies to any alien who reenters the U.S. or is found within the country, without government approval, after having been:
Denied admission to the U.S.;
Excluded from the U.S.;
Deported from the U.S.;
Removed from the U.S.; or
Departed from the U.S. while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding.
Penalties for Illegal Reentry
Under relevant federal statutes, an alien who commits illegal reentry as described above will be punished with:
A fine; or
Imprisonment for not more than two years; or
Both fine and imprisonment.
Penalty Enhancements for Prior Criminal Convictions
If the alien reenters or is found in the U.S. without government approval, after a criminal felony conviction for a non-aggravated felony, or after three or more misdemeanor convictions for drug-related crimes or crimes against persons, he or she is subject punishment by:
A fine; or
Imprisonment for not more than 10 years; or
Both fine and imprisonment
For aliens reentering or found in the U.S. without government approval, after a criminal conviction for an aggravated felony, the statutory maximum term of imprisonment is 20 years. Other criminal penalty increases may be imposed for aliens who have been removed after certain kinds of incarceration, and aliens deemed to be associated with terrorism.
I read somewhere that these laws have been largely ignored and most illegals can expect to be caught 10-12 times bfore these laws are implemented.
what a country!!
Those laws have been totally ignored.
Always.
Don't forget that the 12 million illegals who'll get amnesty have 50 million relatives in Mexico who'll be able to come over legally via family reunification.
The border patrol claims to have caught some 95,000 illegals since October 05. I assume saying that they catch 10% of those who try to enter would be optimistic. I'm thinking that we're looking at at least 2 million per year.
the pubbies have a problem. their choices like those of the people on flight 73 are between certain death and near certain death.
If they allow the illegals citizenship--the illegal/legals will do what they did after 1986: vote democratic and tip the country to a democratic majority as they have done in california and that because after 1993 in California many mexicans began voting in california to preserve gov bennies--for which the dems excel. There won't be social security benefit for Americans of retirement age from the illegals/legals because they will suck up what ever they put into the economy--as they are now. They won't yield a net gain. ie they won't pay for anyone's social security.
Everyone but everyone who has ever been to any government building that dispenses anything from health care to drivers lisences can't help but notice that the place is swamped with foreigners. Basically the welfare state system set up in the 1960's is being totally gamed by foreigners.
What the president looks like he is about to do will demoralize the republicans bringing on the effects of the 1992 & 1996 elections. There may not even be a third party but when W builds in a reversal of the fortunes of the war of 1848--it creates a kind of passivity in people when they see their leaders commit them to the status of world historical losers.
If Bush decides to put up a wall and expel the illegals then there is a chance to preserve Republican majorities. It would be helpful to promise that the USA will kill the cost of water desalination and transport so as to make it economically possible to turn the deserts 1000 miles from any desert seacoast -- green. (this would increase the habitable size of the USA by a third and double the habitable size of Mexico.)This work is already ongoing and will be accomplished in five years or so--or in about the same time frame that GM promises to have a cost effective fuel cell car. For GM as it is for the GOP its do or die time.
The chief difference between the pubbies current predicament and flight 93 is that they are currently in the cockpit. (if you presume that bush is a republican or at least more of a republican than a bilderburger.)
The point here is that if these guys cannot act like loyal americans at least they can act like republicans. ie people who have a stake in the continuity of the republican party.
Since they are not doing this the republicans in the white house and senate all need to be smacked on both sides of the face and kicked in the but.
That's wrong.
What you are thinking of and read about is 'Voluntary Removal" which is different then an official criminal removal.
The BP does VR's on the vast majority of Mexicans caught entering the US. Depending on the alien, yes, they can be VR'ed a dozen or so times before we do an official removal.
An official removal requires a court and a judge, we can't send several thousand Mexicans to immigration court each day.
If you think catch and release is bad now, throw in a million Mexicans and see how bad it gets.
"I read somewhere "
No doubt. And if it was on here it was probably by someone who signed up within the past year.
1+1 is always 2.
the difference is when we the people riding in coach said "we're in", we are ignored.
It's a whole lot easier to arrest the crimminals who hire illegals.
Thanks Liz. Now how do we get our crooked, sleazy politicians to enforce the law?
Yep!
It's not as easy as you think!
I've seen this exact same post in several threads and it's really starting to annoy me.
It is FLIGHT
I didn't even read your post after the first sentence.
That would put all the contractors {anyone with a pick-up}out of business at home depot.
So Fox called Bush Sunday and was told not to worry, the Nat. Guard idea is just temporary and the amnesty will happen, America's road to Hispanicazation is still on track.
Pig in a poke, Trojan Horse, bait and switch, shell game, you name it it's all malarky....and the result will ruin America and keep Mexico un-reformed...
W-T-F is going on ??
Tough. Their business is about as legitimate as a drug dealer or a pimp if they're hiring illegals.
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