Tell you what, sit down and make a pro/con list for illegal immigration from 2 perspectives (as an illegal immigrant and as a legal citizen) , then come back here and convince me that border jumping is a victimless crime.
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Why would I do that when I’ve never claimed that to be a victimless crime?
[/quote]then what did you mean when you posted the following? I’m interpreting it as illegal immigration is a victimless crime. If that isn’t the case you need to elucidate what you meant
We know it’s a problem because of the billions of dollars we’re out providing services to them every year and the millions of crimes they commit while illegally here which would otherwise never been committed.
That’s millions of completely avoidable crimes and crime victims resulting from their being present in the US illegally.
We’ve lost dozens of hospitals alone to bankruptcy from the losses they sustained treating illegals through their ER’s.
illegal immigration is a crime.
8 U.S. Code § 1325
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