no, it isn't...illegal presence...is a civil infraction.
Stop lying.
8 U.S.C. § 1325 : US Code - Section 1325: Improper entry by alien
(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.
The difference is actually getting caught entering is a misdemeanor but once you have entered it is no longer an accusable crime because there is no proof of how you entered...thus the presence violation becomes what you are accused of and that my dear is a civil infraction not a criminal one.
Since you like antis so much I will use one of your own..Tom Tancredo and his own words...
Tom Tancredo: "Illegal Presence in the USA is not Crime" | Redstate
Right now, illegal presence in the USA is not a crime; it is a civil infraction. The House Judiciary Committee voted to make it a felony but then was counseled that millions of new felons could clog our courts.
so uncensored as you can see you are wrong it is not a criminal but a civil act!
What the **** moron, you don't think the law is available for review?
******* idiot.