On 8/17/2012 1:57 PM, Jack wrote:
On 8/17/2012 11:42 AM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:28:11 -0400, Jack wrote:

Entering the country w/o permission is a misdemeanor (crime) the first
offense, and a felony (crime) thereafter.

AIUI, it's a civil offense the first time (not a misdemeanor).

AIUI, It's a misdemeanor

mis·de·mean·or
noun
1. Law . a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.

The reason
being that it doesn't require a trial (by jury) to deport an alien,
only an
administrative action. The second offense, after deportation, can
result in a
prison sentence, so would naturally require a trial.

The second offense is a felony, both amazingly are ignored by our
[fed] government at this time, to the point of suing states for trying
to keep it real.


You can certainly make up definitions. Apparently, you can't quote the
statute that you claim makes illegal entry a misdemeanor or felony.