text: does coming to this country illegaly makes you a criminal? i understand that when people come here illegaly they are braking the law. does that make them automatically criminals? if that's the case then most of us are also criminal because at one point or the other we have broken the  law, like speeding ticket, driving without a lisence or insurance or even something small like a parking ticket, i believe that the term criminal should not apply to that, by the way i am not saying that it  isn't wrong to come here illegaly, i know it's wrong i just don't think they should be called criminal, that's all. yes and most of us are "not" law breakers. you need to get away from the people you know if that is all you see.