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[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Never has been.

And he was not found out until he was 17, an age where he should know better and should do the right thing.

Do you truely believe that we should not obey the laws of this nation?

see, here's the thing - how is it a law when there is no penalty or punishment?

If he is already here illegally, then the 'penalty' for breaking the law is: you get deported

if he had turned himself in: you get deported

If I had been in his situation I would have done the same thing. To quote Dylan "When you aint got nothing, you got nothing to lose".