Are Illegal Aliens in the USA breaking the law by being in the USA illegally?

yeap but united states seem to look at the word "illegal" different when it come to the illegal aliens. instead of trying to deporting the illegal aliens they're giving to them (ex:driver license).

Being "unlawfully present" in the United States is only a civil infraction, like you not putting a dime in the parking meter when running into the Starbucks to get a cup 'o java. People who enter the United States "with inspection," so with a visa or as part of the Visa Waiver Program yet overstay their welcome are out of status, which means pretty much nothing, as it' not a crime.

An illegal alien, by definition, is a foreigner who entered the United States without inspection (EWI), totally under the radar, by climbing over a fence or wall, swimming through the Rio Grande, or hiding in the trunk of a car. Thus, about 93% of all illegal aliens in the United States are Mexican nationals. The rest is from Central and South America. Only a negligible number (less than 1 tenth of 1 percent) come from other parts of the world. Entering the United States without inspection is a misdemeanor, which is a crime. All illegal aliens are thus criminals whereas visa overstayers are not.

US Government: Immigration Terms and Definitions Involving Aliens

Illegal Alien

Also known as an "Undocumented Alien," is an alien who has entered the United States illegally and is deportable if apprehended, or an alien who entered the United States legally but who has fallen "out of status" and is deportable.

If I'm selling drugs on the street am I breaking any laws by selling them on the street?

If you can't prove you have the legal right to be here then yes you are breaking the law simply by being here.

Ah yea, that's why they are called illegal

of course they are - that is why they are called illegal aliens

Yes.

Yes, of course. Every day.

yes

Ill eagle? Say it ain't so!