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possibility of being sentenced for illegally entering the country (not being here illegally):
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8 U.S.C. § 1325(a) (2000) declares an alien's unsanctioned entry into the United States to be a crime. The statute provides:
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OK, that clarifies part of the question... So technically it is a crime already.
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