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To: nicmarlo
the illegals working at Farmer Bill's are not committing a felony crime (though Farmer Bill is by hiring them)
As much as you wish it were so, it is not. While you are so busy rewriting civil laws, and determining punishment; please enlighten all of us as to when you will bring back debtors prison, and which civil infractions should bring the death penalty.
1,410 posted on 04/06/2006 3:10:30 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (Political troglodyte with a partisan axe to grind)
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To: ARealMothersSonForever

It's not a matter of wishing or inventing. Truly, it's a matter of r.e.a.d.i.n.g.:

Federal Law--Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)

A person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) commits a FEDERAL FELONY when she or he: assists an illegal alien she/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to obtain employment, or encourages that illegal alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.

The United States Constitution defines
ILLEGAL ENTRY:
USC 8 Section 1325 states

"Any alien who:

1. Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or

2. Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or

3. Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under Title 18 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under Title 18, or imprisoned not more than two years or both.

(b) Improper time or place, civil penalties - Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of

(1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry); or

(2) twice the amount specified in paragraph (1) in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection. Civil penalties under this subsection are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any criminal or other civil penalties that may be imposed.

(c) Marriage fraud - Any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000 or both.

(d) Immigration-related entrepreneurship fraud - Any individual who knowingly establishes a commercial enterprise for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, fined in accordance with title 18, or both.

ILLEGAL HIRING: Section 1324a states: "Any person who knowingly hires/harbors/transports any illegal alien is GUILTY OF A FELONY punishable by 10 years jail + $2000 fine per illegal alien + forfeiture of the vehicle or property used to commit the crime".


1,428 posted on 04/06/2006 3:18:35 PM PDT by nicmarlo (Bush is the Best President Ever. Rah. Rah.)
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