Awesome News! DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano Declares Illegal Immigration Is NOT a Crime…

Janet Napolitano, Barack Obama’s appointee for Secretary of Homeland Security declares that:

“…crossing the border is not a crime per se. It is civil”

I guess all those poor, poor people who enter this country illegally, get caught, and then get deported deserve an apology.

It matters not that United States penal code states that

8 USC Sec. 1325

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.

Oh, did I forget to mention that Customs, Immigration and Border Patrol all fall under DHS jurisdiction? Oh well, I guess it’s time to close up shop and send all those guys and gals home.

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