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Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai
Humm.... strange. Paying a fine? Shouldn't it be change to fee? The word "fine" sounds like it they are criminals. The supporters calls the eventual attainment of citizenship "earned citizenship" and the demoters call it "amnesty". Again since i'm neither pro or con, i'll let ya discuss and debate about this, even if you don't live in the US.
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Well, technically they are, they broke the immigration laws by entering the country illegally. But rather than criminal in this case it is like driving without a licenses or not renewing your license. So it is a fine instead of a fee, which it would have been if they had immigrated legally.