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May 1, 2007 13:27
17 yrs ago
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English term

Every illegal immigrant IS a criminal.

May offend English to Spanish Art/Literary Government / Politics specific expression
Pretty straightforward and self-explanatory.

Proposed translations

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Todo [in]migrante ilegal/indocumentado sí es un delincuente.

The emphasis that in English is expressed by stressing the word "is" is conveyed in Spanish by adding the word "sí". Note also that as Fernando and Cecilia mentioned, "criminal" is a false cognate.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This is what I was looking for and I understand the alternatives that you have offered. Good job. Thank you. "
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Cualquier inmigrante ilegal ES un criminal

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Todos los inmigrantes ilegales SON criminales.

suerte!
Peer comment(s):

agree VdeMoor (X) : i would go for the 2nd option :) todos los inmigrantes...
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gracias!
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11 mins

Todos [y cada uno de] los inmigrantes ilegales son criminales

The phrase including the text inside the square brackets is the one that (in my opinion, of course), captures best the nuance carried by the "every" in the original, as opposed to the "all" which might have been used instead.
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27 mins

todo inmigrante ilegal ES un criminal

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1 hr

Todo inmigrante ilegal ES un delincuente

"Criminal" en castellano se utiliza para homicida.
Peer comment(s):

agree Cecilia Della Croce : De acuerdo y gracias por la aclaración del false cognate!!!
2 hrs
Gracias, Cecilia.
agree Heidi C : exacto, hay que tener cuidado con confundir "criminal" con "delincuente" :)
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Gracias, Heidi
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