If they are here “illegally” is that not a crime?
I guess it’s a matter of semantics.
>>If they are here “illegally” is that not a crime?
Exactly and that’s why “could” covers a lot of ground in between “will not” and “”would”. In our system of law, a crime can be paid for by a combination of incarceration, fines, and restitution. Its only in the last 50 years or so that we’ve decided that a crime is a debt that cannot be paid in full to society so criminals need to stay criminals forever.