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Originally Posted by pauldun170
Its not semantics
Its law.
Its pretty straightforward.
Criminal law and Civil law.
In one...they have to prove your guilty.
In the other...we sue the shit out of each other.
OJ is aquitted in one.
OJ has to sell give up his cash in the other.
Visa violations violate US civil law but they do not violate any criminal laws.
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As I understand it for deportation hearing purposes it is also pretty straightforward.
In one... they get proven guilty, go to jail, then get deported.
In the other...they are determined to have violated immigration law, then get deported.
Either way they are gone, or would be if the federal government decided to actually enforce the immigration laws.
