5 Celebrities Who Were Once Illegal Immigrants

Take that, New York Senate.

1. Michael J. Fox

In his 2010 autobiography the actor admitted to entering the US under false pretenses early in his career.

2. Salma Hayek

“I was an illegal immigrant in the United States,” the actress told V Magazine in 2010. “It was for a small period of time, but I still did it.”

3. Charlize Theron

Though she became an American citizen in 2007, the Academy Award-winning actress was once deported from the US for working illegally.

4. Cesar Millan

In his bestselling book "Cesar's Way," the star of The Dog Whisperer wrote "I am not ashamed to say it: I came to the United States illegally."

5. Arnold Schwarzenegger

During his 2003 gubernatorial campaign it was discovered that, by his own admission in several early interviews, Schwarzenegger had worked in the US illegally during the 1970s. His campaign's totally-not-made-up-sounding explanation? That he was lying in the interviews to get attention.