"Staying on an expired Visa is grounds from deportation"
That site says it's possible to renew your visa. I don't get why they couldn't do that. Are they too busy or too important to worry about their immigracy status? Oh wait, apparantly not, because they have the time to cooperate in protests.
I like how the website says that working with/around the immigration rules is an important thing if you plan on attaining citizenship at a later time. Imagine that concept. I can't think of anything in my life-time where following the rules and guidelines showed that I was responsible and should be accepted.
I can understand if they tried and were denied, but for some reason I doubt they even bothered trying. I just think they should at least try the system before abandoning and complaining, especially at this scale.
Anyway; again, it's pretty fucked up to charge people with a felony for wanting to have a good life and provide for their families. Personally, I think the immigration policy should be reworked to make it easier for people who deserve to be here to be here.
here's some information I've found, since you had some problems ziggy:
Arizona Legislation
Some interesting points of it, since i know how lazy you people are about clicking links:
B. The arresting authority shall fingerprint a person who is arrested for a violation of this section.
At the discretion of the arresting authority on the first offense, the person may be transferred to the federal agency with jurisdiction or referred for prosecution.
From some interpretations I saw this means that first offenders can be deported without being charged. However, multiple offenses will be charged more severly.
That law references this, which provides punishments for avoiding immigration:
Section 1325
It's considered a class six felony under arizona law, which carries these penalties:
For Class 6 felonies, the jury or court may choose imprisonment for one to five years or jail for up to 12 months and a fine of up to $2,500, either or both.
It is considered the lowest form of a felony.
Multiple offenders get class four, which carries the penalty of:
"imprisonment for two to 10 years and a fine of up to $100,000"
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