Last time I looked 100% of Illegal Aliens commit crimes.
EXACTLY! I recently explained this to a couple of my Latino friends. If you are in this country without the proper permission, whether by overstaying a visa or sneaking in, you have committed a FEDERAL CRIME. IF you sneak into the country, the first thing you have to do to actually exist and live in society, after your initial federal crime, is to commit fraud by using a false identity in some way (Fake Birth Cert., stolen SSN, SSN of an infant....). Either you steal somebody's info or you create an identity that will get you a Driver's License in CA. That will get you a bank account. Then you can rent an apartment and get a credit card. NOW you qualify for government benefits because you have history. It's all FRAUD and felonies.