Presence in the United states without permission is a civil infraction. For it to be a criminal offience, the offender has to have been deported. ---- U.S. Border Patrol can now easily identify immigrants with a history of prior drug-related or violent offenses by putting their names into a federal database. During the 2006 fiscal year, nearly 90,000 individuals were deported due to their criminal past. The majority (nearly 75%) of these deportees were Mexicans. For the approximately 1.1 million illegal immigrants detained last fiscal year by the U.S. Border Patrol, nearly 70,000 hits came up. They had prior offenses in the U.S. with immigration violations being excluded from this count. In order to discourage immigrants who have previously been deported from the U.S. and are caught trying to enter the U.S. again, they are being charged with felonies. In the past immigrants would have likely just have been deported again, but now the U.S. government is taking a tougher stance and charging them with felonies for illegally reentering the country after being deported.
On May 23, 3:23 pm, euwe <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the most fundamental distinctions between civil and criminal > law is in the notion of punishment. > > criminal law > In criminal law, a guilty defendant is punished by either (1) > incarceration in a jail or prison, (2) fine paid to the government, > or, in exceptional cases, (3) execution of the defendant: the death > penalty. Crimes are divided into two broad classes: felonies have a > maximum possible sentence of more than one year incarceration, > misdemeanors have a maximum possible sentence of less than one year > incarceration. > > civil law > In contrast, a defendant in civil litigation is never incarcerated and > never executed. In general, a losing defendant in civil litigation > only reimburses the plaintiff for losses caused by the defendant's > behavior. > > So-called punitive damages are never awarded in a civil case under > contract law. In a civil case under tort law, there is a possibility > of punitive damages, if the defendant's conduct is egregious and had > either (1) a malicious intent (i.e., desire to cause harm), (2) gross > negligence (i.e., conscious indifference), or (3) a willful disregard > for the rights of others. The use of punitive damages makes a public > example of the defendant and supposedly deters future wrongful conduct > by others. Punitive damages are particularly important in torts > involving dignitary harms (e.g., invasion of privacy) and civil > rights, where the actual monetary injury to plaintiff(s) may be > small. > > One can purchase insurance that will pay damages and attorney's fees > for tort claims. Such insurance coverage is a standard part of > homeowner's insurance policies, automobile insurance, and insurance > for businesses. In contrast, it is not possible for a defendant to > purchase insurance to pay for his/her criminal acts. > > While a court can order a defendant to pay damages, the plaintiff may > receive nothing if the defendant has no assets and no insurance, or if > the defendant is skillful in concealing assets. In this way, large > awards for plaintiffs in tort cases are often an illusion. > ------------------- > Presence in the United states without permission is a civil > infraction. For it to be a criminal offience, the offender has to have > been deported. > > On May 23, 3:09 pm, euwe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Immigration law is civil law; law enforcement never enforces civil > > law, > > > On May 23, 12:05 pm, Harry Beck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I agree, therefore the name ILLEGAL aliens. > > > > Harry Beck > > > Capt. US Army, Ret. > > > Montrose, New York > > > > Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, bring your own sunshine. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: plainolamerican <[email protected]> > > > To: PoliticalForum <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 11:49 am > > > Subject: Re: Illegal aliens are not criminals > > > > yeah, I heard this defense from an ACLU lawyer once > > > > those who break the law are considered criminals > > > > On May 21, 3:05 pm, euwe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Theirs is a civil infraction, not prosecutable in criminal courts > > > > until they have been deported at least once. > > > > > -- > > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > > * It's active and moderated. 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