I'm sure you recognize that speeding is not equivalent to illegal immigration, right? Or perhaps you think they're on the same moral plane; that would explain your confusion on the issue.
Paying a fine for breaking and entering someone's home is, in effect, a pardon. The punishment is so insignificant for the crime that it would be received as a pardon. Agree?
Huh, I don't consider someone washing dishes at a restaurant or cleaning the toilet at an office and happy to have the job as breaking and entering. I guess you do.