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  • Top N.J. federal prosecutor: Being undocumented not a crime (it's a civil offense, don'tcha know?)

    04/28/2008 12:52:01 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 18 replies · 189+ views
    AP on yahoo ^ | 4/28/08 | AP
    DOVER, N.J. - New Jersey's top federal prosecutor told a Latino group that it is a civil offense — not a crime — for immigrants to live in the country without proper documentation. In response to a question on illegal immigration at an open forum Sunday that grew heated, U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said living in the United States without immigration paperwork is "an administrative matter" that federal immigration officials are supposed to address. "Don't let people make you believe that that's a crime that the U.S. Attorney's Office should be doing something about," Christie was quoted as saying in...