THE MYTH OF THE “OTHERWISE LAW-ABIDING” ILLEGAL ALIEN; FOR YEARS ADVOCATES OF AMNESTY AND HIGH LEVELS OF IMMIGRATION HAVE DESCRIBED THE ILLEGAL ALIEN POPULATION AS ONE MADE UP OF "OTHERWISE LAW-ABIDING" PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED NO VIOLATION OTHER THAN THE SIMPLE ACT OF CROSSING A BORDER ILLEGALLY OR OVERSTAYING A VISA. 100% COMPLETE LIE; False Personation of a U.S. Citizen (18 U.S.C. § 911). Illegal aliens often present themselves as U.S. citizens, an act punishable as a felony. This law is often cited in immigration prosecutions and may involve, for example, an alien claiming U.S. citizenship to his employer. It may also involve an illegal alien claiming to be a citizen for purposes of voting, receiving some government benefit, or an alien attempting to avoid deportation by presenting a fake U.S. birth certificate to an ICE agent during an investigation.64 An alien who "falsely and willfully represents himself to be a citizen of the United States" faces a fine and imprisonment up to three years.65
