• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    How could consequences for a civil matter be criminal. Just sounds wonky to me. It would be like saying marriage is a civil matter, but if you get divorced or cheat on them them it’s criminal.

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      Because being here without citizenship could be criminal, so after the civil trial you have to do whatever needs to be done to stay or leave. It’s not instantly a criminal act, but the consequences could lead to criminal actions if you don’t make the changes required.

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        1 day ago

        Because being here without citizenship could be criminal

        Bud, it either is or isn’t. Wtf is this “could be” shit?

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          What? No. There’s a lot of ways to be in the nation legally without citizenship. That’s what visa are for.