Subject: Re: We Don't Know Who We're Deporting
Somebody guilty of Illegal Entry is by definition a criminal...

Sure. But what court convicted them of that? They are innocent until proven guilty. That's how our system works. You can't make exceptions based on your own prejudices.

1poorlady has a Philippines accent. She is obviously Asian, and of darker skin tone. If she were pulled-over, she could not prove she is a naturalized citizen because she doesn't carry "papers" (because we are not obligated to in this country). The officer cannot summarily declare she is a criminal that committed "illegal entry", and then put her on a plane to Manila. She has the right (and, as a nation, we have an obligation) to a trial where she -and the State- present evidence, and it is adjudicated.

You can't just waive all that because you feel like it.