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Originally Posted by Aylmer
You are correct. In isolation, crossing the border is illegal.
However, I will reiterate that according to international law, including notably the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, people have a right to claim asylum in another country. In Canada, that means that people crossing the border for the purposes of claiming asylum will not be charged.
Similarly, going above the speed limit is illegal. Doing so in an ambulance is not.
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I'm pretty sure shreddog's point is that whenever local law in a given country says something that disagrees with the contents of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, local law is what applies.
We might, or not, end up charging them, but it remains that it's illegal to cross the border outside a point of entry. You can get away with it, depending on your situation, just like you can easily hope to get away with speeding, which as you point out is also illegal.
(Edit: just read the rest of the thread, now this post feels a bit redundant.)