The primary purpose of civil law is to
the primary purpose of criminal law is to
the person who has been harmed is the
the person accused of committing a crime is the
in a civil case.
in a criminal case.

The primary purpose of civil law is to resolve disputes and provide compensation for someone injured by someone else's acts or behavior.

The primary purpose of criminal law is to prevent undesirable behavior and punish those who commit an act deemed undesirable by society.

The person who has been harmed is the victim.

The person accused of committing a crime is the defendant.

in a civil case.

in a criminal case.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.