A somewhat common narrative among the American left is that entering the country is a "misdemeanor" and that "a misdemeanor is not a crime", and thus they have committed nothing illegal.
I'm not exactly sure why there appears to be this quite common misconception that "misdemeanor" means some kind of small infraction that's not considered a crime. Maybe it's because it resembles the word "misbehavior"? After all "demeanor" is pretty much a synonym for "behavior".
Of course in reality in American law a "misdemeanor" is a crime. It's a type of crime. The statement "a misdemeanor is not a crime" is just outright false.
But what do you expect from American leftists? Honesty?
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