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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Aren't you legal until proven to be illegal? Isn't it the same concept as being innocent until proven guilty? Entering the country illegally is a violation of the law. If you have a court date, then the Government is accusing you of being here illegally.
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Well, that would take a lawyer to answer and is semantics. One could argue that as long as they obey the court order while waiting for a hearing they are obeying the law, and so are not here "illegally".
But, calling them illegals makes it so much easier to hate them.