Posted on 03/09/2025 11:58:48 PM PDT by Libloather
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said on Saturday that illegally entering the country was "not a crime" despite being in violation of federal law.
On MSNBC’s "The Katie Phang Show," the Texas Democrat discussed her recent performance at a House committee hearing on sanctuary city policies last week. She used the time to explain to the audience that illegally entering the country was not a "crime" but a "civil accusation," meaning illegal immigrants are not criminals.
"[Republicans] are so outraged by these immigrants and the crime that they’re bringing. And not to mention, city law enforcement, local law enforcement, they are always going after crime," Crockett said. "And they don’t say, ‘oh, you committed a murder, oh, but you’re an immigrant. Well, let me let you go.’ Right? So they are always focused on crime."
She added, "They continue to say things like ‘the illegals’ and that they broke the law coming in. But what they’re not telling the American people is that it is a civil violation. It is not a criminal violation to enter the country illegally. It’s not. It’s not criminal. It’s not a crime. It’s not a crime. Which is why they’re so frustrated, because they really want our local law enforcement to go out and round up people when they could be looking out for the murderers and the sexual abusers, as well as the robbers. They want them to go and round people up on civil accusations."
Improper entry into the United States is considered a federal misdemeanor crime in violation of 8 USC 1325, punishable by fines and up to six months in jail for first-time offenders. Repeat offenders can be subjected to fines and up to two years in prison.
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She went to an elite Catholic school, then to
an Episcopalian school.....says she’s a Baptist.
Can’t we have IQ tests before we let people run for congress? This idiot’s hilarious.
She is a so-called “lawmaker” who doesn’t know the law. An example of some of the people we have controlling how our country is run. I imagine none of the so-called “journalists” on msnbc even challenged her on that ridiculous assertion.
Affirmative action at its finest!
Let her go the other way and try it.
She’s an idiot and a hypocrite. Makes me wonder What else she thinks is perfectly legal, like lavish spending on luxury cars, houses, vacations, etc. Another grifter. Seems the democratic party is loaded with them.
Talking about crime, how did Jasmine Crockett become a multimillionaire after a couple of years in office on a $174,000 salary?
Jasmine proves the rule: The bigger the mouth, the smaller the brain.
Who cares what she thinks?! After the disturbing and threatening video she and AOC released she should be behind bars for hate crime.
She is a liar. If she honestly believes this then its even worse. She and her political party need to be held accountable for their continued support of her. And same goes for MSNBC for not standing up for the truth.
Guess that expensive education was a total waste... They usually are. If we got rid of every idiot in Congress there’d be a couple left.
All running for federal office should have to pass a test on kowlerdge of our Constitution. Most dont seem to have a clue about it.
The voters in her district, must be the dumbest in Texas.
The memes should be pouring out.
Jasmine Crockett says robbing a bank is not a crime. It is just an early withdrawal of funds.
Jasmine Crockett says sex trafficking is not a crime. It is just a traffic citation.
That woman belongs in prison.
1325 violaters are commonly called EWI short for entry without inspection....which includes 1 ,2 or 3 of the statute.
What an idiot.
Oh gee, I should keep that in mind the next time I go to Ogdensburg, NY. I ought not to bother with a passport or even receipts for my items purchased in the United States and sent to my American mailing address.
Biden and his supporters claim that the vast majority of the 20 million or so who entered our country during Biden’s tenure are legal because they came through at a border crossing and requested asylum. The NGO’s who taught them how to be dishonest in their request for asylum should be held criminally liable.
The asylum requests need to be processed as fast as possible, and the people returned back to where they came from. Wanting a better life is a good reason to want to immigrate to the United States, but it is not a valid reason for asylum and it is not what these people wrote on their paperwork or they would’ve been denied at the border
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