[dirtboy]

You could say the same thing about a birth certificate.

You can't have it both ways. If someone claims to be a citizen, they don't need documentation of a visa - they only need to demonstrate they are a citizen.

But if someone is not a citizen and does not have documentation, the lack of documentation that they ever had a visa (and this can be looked up) demonstrates they came here illegally.

[Ben Ficklin]

Its the same in the sense that they both require documentation, to prove otherwise. OTOH, being illegal requires none.

Having said that, I understand where you're coming from, forget about these misdemeanors and civil infractions, pass a law that makes them all felons. Oops, they already tried that and fit hit the shan.