Title 8 Section 1324 of U.S. Immigration Law….my journey with it..

This is a recap of my journey in Lake County with the issue of illegal aliens.

Either we are a nation of laws, or we are not……I have been told by the Commissioner’s Attorney, Mr. Hackman and Judge Tim Grendell that Title 8, Section 1324 is still a valid law.  The problem is that no prosecutor will enforce the law.  Even the Lake County Prosecutor, Mr. Coulson, stated in a public meeting that I attended in Painesville, that he would rather have the illegal aliens’ help in solving a crime rather than prosecuting them for violating the U.S. Immigration Laws.

Some time ago, we called out the Morley Library board for violation of the U.S.  Title 8, Section 1324. They allowed a public facility to be used to provide information about illegal aliens  “rights” by an immigration attorney. It was a meeting that we were not permitted to attend, and security was called to ensure we could not attend.  The Library Board leader said that illegals had a “constitutional right” to get the information.

I wrote a letter to the editor for the News-Herald regarding the need to follow our immigration laws:
Letter to the Editor 8-30-17

It was published on September 22, 2017 with the newspaper making a change in the wording at their own discretion.  They changed the phrase “illegal alien” to “undocumented immigrant”.   When I asked why they made the change, they said that it was their policy never to use the phrase “illegal alien”.  When I said that you are bowing at the alter of political correctness, they said: “I guess you can say that.”

While attending mass at St. John Vianney shortly after the article was published in the newspaper, Reverend Clyde Foster mentioned the article in his sermon, and implied that whoever wrote the article was not a good Christian.  Needless to say, I will never return to that church.  So for anyone to call me names because I created the phrase “No Borders = No Sovereignty = No Country”, then so be it.

You see I have already given up something that was special to me because I think the church is also selling us out.  Just like the Democrats who want people that are dependent on the government for votes, and  Republicans that are bowing to the Chamber of Commerce for an unending supply of cheap labor, the church needs more people in the pews because they see a declining enrollment in their churches.  This is what happens when you preach the “social gospels” rather than the revealed word of God.

There is a severe split in the country…there are now two different worlds that may never be able to come together again.  Very sad, really very sad.

I copied the following from the Cornell Law School website:

8 U.S. Code § 1324 – Bringing in and harboring certain aliens

(a)Criminal penalties

(1)

(A) Any person who— knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken with respect to such alien;

(ii)

knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;
(iii)

knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;
(iv)

encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or
(v)

(I)

engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or
(II)

aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts, shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).
(B)A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs—

(i)

in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense was done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;
(ii)

in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;
(iii)

in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and
(iv)

in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) resulting in the death of any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under title 18, or both.
(C)

It is not a violation of clauses [1] (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), or of clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) except where a person encourages or induces an alien to come to or enter the United States, for a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States, or the agents or officers of such denomination or organization, to encourage, invite, call, allow, or enable an alien who is present in the United States to perform the vocation of a minister or missionary for the denomination or organization in the United States as a volunteer who is not compensated as an employee, notwithstanding the provision of room, board, travel, medical assistance, and other basic living expenses, provided the minister or missionary has been a member of the denomination for at least one year.
(2)Any person who, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever, such alien, regardless of any official action which may later be taken with respect to such alien shall, for each alien in respect to whom a violation of this paragraph occurs—

(A)

be fined in accordance with title 18 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; or
(B)in the case of—

(i)

an offense committed with the intent or with reason to believe that the alien unlawfully brought into the United States will commit an offense against the United States or any State punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year,
(ii)

an offense done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or
(iii)

an offense in which the alien is not upon arrival immediately brought and presented to an appropriate immigration officer at a designated port of entry,
be fined under title 18 and shall be imprisoned, in the case of a first or second violation of subparagraph (B)(iii), not more than 10 years, in the case of a first or second violation of subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(ii), not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, and for any other violation, not less than 5 nor more than 15 years.
(3)

(A)

Any person who, during any 12-month period, knowingly hires for employment at least 10 individuals with actual knowledge that the individuals are aliens described in subparagraph (B) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(B)An alien described in this subparagraph is an alien who—

(i)

is an unauthorized alien (as defined in section 1324a(h)(3) of this title), and
(ii)

has been brought into the United States in violation of this subsection.
(4)In the case of a person who has brought aliens into the United States in violation of this subsection, the sentence otherwise provided for may be increased by up to 10 years if—

(A)

the offense was part of an ongoing commercial organization or enterprise;
(B)

aliens were transported in groups of 10 or more; and
(C)

(i)

aliens were transported in a manner that endangered their lives; or
(ii)

the aliens presented a life-threatening health risk to people in the United States.
(b)Seizure and forfeiture

(1)In general

Any conveyance, including any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft, that has been or is being used in the commission of a violation of subsection (a), the gross proceeds of such violation, and any property traceable to such conveyance or proceeds, shall be seized and subject to forfeiture.

(2)Applicable procedures

Seizures and forfeitures under this subsection shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18 relating to civil forfeitures, including section 981(d) of such title, except that such duties as are imposed upon the Secretary of the Treasury under the customs laws described in that section shall be performed by such officers, agents, and other persons as may be designated for that purpose by the Attorney General.

(3)Prima facie evidence in determinations of violationsIn determining whether a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, any of the following shall be prima facie evidence that an alien involved in the alleged violation had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law:

(A)

Records of any judicial or administrative proceeding in which that alien’s status was an issue and in which it was determined that the alien had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law.
(B)

Official records of the Service or of the Department of State showing that the alien had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law.
(C)

Testimony, by an immigration officer having personal knowledge of the facts concerning that alien’s status, that the alien had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law.
(c)Authority to arrest

No officer or person shall have authority to make any arrests for a violation of any provision of this section except officers and employees of the Service designated by the Attorney General, either individually or as a member of a class, and all other officers whose duty it is to enforce criminal laws.

(d)Admissibility of videotaped witness testimony

Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the videotaped (or otherwise audiovisually preserved) deposition of a witness to a violation of subsection (a) who has been deported or otherwise expelled from the United States, or is otherwise unable to testify, may be admitted into evidence in an action brought for that violation if the witness was available for cross examination and the deposition otherwise complies with the Federal Rules of Evidence.

(e)Outreach program

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall develop and implement an outreach program to educate the public in the United States and abroad about the penalties for bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this section.



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