THE MYTH OF THE “OTHERWISE LAW-ABIDING” ILLEGAL ALIEN; THERES A BIG LIST OF LAWS THEY BREAK EVERYDAY. 1.FALSE PERSONATION OF A U.S. CITIZEN (18 U.S.C. § 911). ILLEGAL ALIENS OFTEN PRESENT THEMSELVES AS U.S. CITIZENS, AN ACT PUNISHABLE BY UP TO FIVE YEARS IN JAIL, A FELONY. THIS LAW IS OFTEN CITED IN IMMIGRATION PROSECUTIONS AND MAY INVOLVE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ALIEN CLAIMING U.S. CITIZENSHIP TO HIS EMPLOYER. THERES HUNDREDS SHOULD I GO ON? 2. FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS (18 U.S.C. § 1001). IT IS COMMON FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS TO MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENT OR ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. AN ILLEGAL ALIEN VIOLATES THIS LAW WHEN CLAIMING TO BE A U.S. CITIZEN ON AN I-9 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY FORM AND FACES A FINE AND UP TO FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT. 3.SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD (42 U.S.C. § 408). THIS STATUTE HAS BEEN INVOKED WHERE AN ILLEGAL ALIEN PROVIDED A FALSE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING A JOB, WHERE AN ILLEGAL ALIEN USED A FRAUDULENT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING A DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND WHEN AN ILLEGAL ALIEN USED A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD BELONGING TO A CITIZEN IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SECTION 8 HOUSING, FOR EXAMPLE. VIOLATION OF THIS STATUTE CAN RESULT IN A FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT UP TO FIVE YEARS. THE COURT CAN ALSO REQUIRE VIOLATORS TO PROVIDE RESTITUTION TO THE VICTIMS.