• kool_newt
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    11 months ago

    Interesting, so this law seems to makes it illegal for a person to help an “illegal immigrant” move about the U.S., but if one is trying either to harm them, or use them in some fashion to cause harm to others than it is legal?

    So can I claim I’m trying to harm immigrants I help and get away with it? Or does the intent not matter and any person moving or assisting in the movement of illegal immigrant constitute a “furtherance” of the crime of illegally entering the U.S.?

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      11 months ago

      Wouldn’t that, then, qualify as a different crime?

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        11 months ago

        “are you trafficking illegal aliens?”

        “Yes sir officer, but with the express intent of killing them.”

        “… I’m gonna need you to step out of the truck…”

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      11 months ago

      Wouldn’t that, then, qualifiers a different crime?