“The interior secretary told reporters that migration and specifically the formation of the huge caravan was a central issue in talks she held yesterday with United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen in Miami, Florida.”
(a)Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts
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 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 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) 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.
“Indeed, if it were true that illegal entry was not a crime, the entire Trump administration enforcement program, and thousands of such cases under President Obama, would have been struck down months ago. In fact, the government can charge illegal entry, even for first offenders, as a crime under 18 U.S.C. 3559 with up to six months imprisonment.”
Seeking asylum does not make illegal entry into America legal
BY JONATHAN TURLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 07/12/18
“It sounds like a pitch that only the most craven coyote smuggler would make: If you make it into the United States, you are lawful. Yet, that seems to be the claim by various activists and politicians as our immigration debate continues to divide to the furthest extremes.
The latest iteration came from CNN political analyst and USA Today columnist Kirsten Powers, who insisted on air that people brought by coyotes over the border are doing something perfectly legal under federal law, since most seek asylum. The greatest danger from such statements is not the risk of misleading viewers but misleading immigrants who take such statements as an accurate description of the law.”
There are more than 1.7 million illegal aliens from Central America and Mexico who have deportation orders or pending deportation orders that have yet to be deported from the United States.
Documents obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) reveal that there are roughly 1.74 million illegal aliens from Central America and Mexico that continue living in the U.S. despite orders to be deported.
The federal data found that there are nearly 645,000 illegal aliens from Central America and Mexico who have final orders for deportation and about 1.1 million illegal aliens from Central America and Mexico with pending deportation orders.
“In 2017, over 15 percent of all persons granted LPR status were born in Mexico, which has been the leading source of new LPRs each year since 1978. Other prominent countries of birth of new LPRs were China (6.3 percent), Cuba (5.8 percent), India (5.4 percent), and the Dominican Republic (5.2 percent).These five countries accounted for 38 percent of all new LPRs in 2017.”
Fast Fact: In a state with more illegal aliens than Arizona: Georgia’s Republican state senators send out an issues poll with no option for illegal immigration.
What you think matters. Please complete this survey.
1.
Are you in favor of setting up a process in Georgia that allows the growing of the cannabis plant that produces medical marijuana?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
2.
Do you favor taxing streaming services to extend broadband to rural areas of the state?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
3.
Do you favor voting machines that produce a printed paper ballot or a paper ballot that the voter fills out?
Printed ballot
Voter-filled ballot
Undecided
4.
Would you favor the licensing of the growing of hemp, recently legalized by federal farm bill?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
5.
Do you support the exemption of military retirement income from state income taxes? (All citizens 65 and older are presently exempt up to $65,000 per spouse)
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
6.
Would you be in favor of changing the definition of “unemployed” to allow federal government employees to collect unemployment benefits in the event of a government shutdown?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
7.
Would you favor changing the classification of possession of a small amount (less than one ounce) of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a fine offense in a municipal court?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
8.
Do you favor legalizing horseracing in Georgia?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
9.
Do you favor raising the mandatory age of school attendance from 16 to 17 years old?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
10.
Do you favor the State of Georgia ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
11.
Do you favor the State of Georgia ratifying the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)?
Despite what advocacy groups will tell you, these cracks in our asylum laws create far stronger incentives for Central Americans to travel to our southern border than fear of violence.
When polled, 91% of Guatemalans say they are coming to the US for economic reasons, and fewer than 1% are fleeing gangs or violence.
No Relationship Between Homicide Rates in Central America and Illegal Border Crossings. Here.
702,000 Overstay Visa Nearly Two Decades after Terrorists Did it to Execute 9/11
Nearly two decades after Islamic terrorists exploited the U.S. government’s inept system for tracking visa overstays, more than 700,000 foreigners with expired visas remain at large in the country. The latest government figures show 702,000 overstays in 2017. The disturbing stats come just weeks after a Portuguese man with an expired visa got charged with the gruesome kidnap and murder of a young woman whose body was found bound in a suitcase on a Connecticut street.
