>>>>>http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/19/12298380-california-bar-illegal-immigrant-should-get-law-license?lite
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>>>>He is a legal visa applicant for 10+ years waiting for resolution of his case. So, why he is a criminal?
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>>>"Garcia is waiting for a visa that would give him legal permanent residency"
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>>>If and when he gets that, he will not be illegal. He doesn't have that currently.
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>>I did not ask about his legal/illegal status. My question is why do you think that word "criminal"can be applied to the person who under the current law is not (yet) proved guilty and not conviced on anything?
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>Play games.
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>Everything refers to him as an illegal immigrant. Note: ILLEGAL.

Illegal immigrant having legal status that allows him to be in USA. It is a law. You may find this law inconsistent, not fair or wrong, but according to the law he is not a criminal. Otherwise it would be easy for law enforcement agents to grab him and at least isolate him from us, "legal immigrants".