illegal immigration is not a crime
So says Rudy Giuliani , on the Glenn Beck radio show: GIULIANI: Glenn, it's not a crime. I know that's very hard for people to understand, but it's not a federal crime. GLENN: It's a misdemeanor but if you've been nailed, it is a crime. If you've been nailed, ship back and come back, it is a crime. GIULIANI: Glenn, being an illegal immigrant, the 400,000 were not prosecuted for crimes by the federal government, nor could they be. I was U.S. attorney in the southern district of New York. So believe me, I know this. In fact, when you throw an immigrant out of the country, it's not a criminal proceeding. It's a civil proceeding. GLENN: Is it -- GIULIANI: One of the things that congress wanted to do a year ago is to make it a crime, which indicates that it isn't. GLENN: Should it be? GIULIANI: Should it be? No, it shouldn't be because the government wouldn't be able to prosecute it. We couldn't prosecute 12 million...