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Until the 1920's it was not a crime to enter and work inside the US without prior authorization.

Staying and working beyond the initial authorization of a visa is a civil violation, not a criminal one in the US.

Laws are created by men with a specific intent not handed down as truth from god. In the case of the US, immigration law has largely been shaped by a racist quota system formed as a reaction of previous immigrants towards the next flight of immigrants. A "fuck you, I've got mine" mentality.

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I mean it wasn’t illegal to send your 10 year old to work in a mine either, but that doesn’t mean we should allow it.

If you don’t like immigration laws then change them. Otherwise they should be enforced.