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If you broke one law, let's say a parking law and you got a fine for it, does that make you an illegal individual?

Why do people call illegal immigrants "illegals"? like their entire being is completely illegal just because they broke one law, usually for survival

I'm genuinely willing to listen and discuss this politely if you wouldn't be just plain racist and arrogant
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You got this from Shakespeare? What play is this? Hamlet?

Oh, ponderous question, thou dost weigh upon my soul,
As I contemplate the nature of legality's role.
If one transgression marks a soul as wholly banned,
Then are we all but outlaws in this mortal land?

A parking fine, a minor fault, a fleeting misstep,
Does it render one an outlaw, an eternal debt?
Nay, for in the tapestry of human deeds,
A single thread cannot define our seeds.

And yet, why do we label those who cross the line,
With terms that cast their very essence as malign?
"Illegals" they are called, as if their very breath,
Is tainted by the shadow of a single act, of death.

But pause, my heart, ere thou dost cast the stone,
For in the crucible of life, we're rarely alone.
Survival drives the desperate to deeds untold,
And in their plight, compassion's hand should hold.

Let us not judge with arrogance or scorn,
But seek to understand the trials they have borne.
For in the journey of humanity, we all must tread,
With empathy and kindness, let our path be led.