Kamala Harris Says That An Undocumented Immigrant Is Not A Criminal. Thoughts?

[Physics-Man]

Unearthed video shows Kamala Harris speaking Spanish, saying “An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal” to a group waving non-American flags

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— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) July 31, 2024

I agree

I disagree

[Red_Arrow]

In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that “as a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain present in the United States.” The undocumented population includes people who improperly entered the country, those who entered legally but overstayed the terms of their temporary entry (such as staying beyond the time authorized with a temporary visa), and those who have “quasi-legal” status, such as people who are granted deferred action status.

The federal immigration law imposes criminal penalties on some actions related to undocumented presence, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which is a critic of Trump’s recent immigration actions. Illegally entering the country (for example, illegally crossing the border), re-entering the country after being removed or falsifying documents to enter the country are all criminally punishable.

So just being undocumented does not make one a criminal. So Kamala Harris is correct.

[Berethor]

She peace of shit, she want illegal criminals to vote for her, so she don't like the wall.

[purplepoppy]

Technically they broke the law so they're criminal. But what i think she's doing is steering away from saying "X number of criminals are in your neighbourhood." It's just a way of trying to cool down an issue rather than fan the flames which would push voters to the right.

I'd also argue a criminal is someone who sees crime as a occupation because we all break the law from time to time.

[crmoore]

Valid points, loosely applied we're all criminals, but the term you're thinking of is "career criminal." And there is a distinction between "criminal" and "career criminal."

For example, plenty of murders have intentionally killed only once, without any intention of making it or any other crimes their occupation. But they're still criminals.

And we also have phrases like "non-violent crime" or "non-violent criminals." Though some of these "non-violent crime" boarder crossings are done by people who later enact violent crimes, particularly hangout ones, too. And they probably make the majority of those crossing look bad.

[crmoore]

Heinous* ones

[Guacamole409]

According to the federal Government, they are not undocumented immigrants. They are illegal aliens.

[exitseven]

According to US law they are all entering the US illegally, breaking several federal and state laws. By very definition they are all criminals. They all should be deported and they will be next year

[ManInChains]

Tell that to Laken Riley and all of the others who have been murdered by illegal criminal aliens

[Fireguy17]

if it gets her votes she would say the earth is flat and the moon is made of cheese.

[NamerOfStars]

An "undocumented immigrant" is an immigrant who has forgotten their wallet at home. As established in the case of Lenny Bruce V Those Authoritarian Bastards, that's not a crime.

Illegal aliens are a different matter.

[onedarkcloud]

Undocumented is a bullshit code word for illegal alien. They are criminals for entering this country illegally.

[missindiana93]

She's wrong. As always.

[DrPepper12]

By definition they are a criminal

[gorydetails]

She’s a commie.

[Anonymous]

They aren't. They are tourists.