I live in a part of the world that would epically fail without immigrants of any kind. Some are lawbreakers, yes, others are merely trying to live better, make a better life for themselves and their families.
I agree that no one wants criminals, but others are good, honest, hardworking people. It is a very tough situation. We all had to come from somewhere. Just because our ancestors got here earlier was no boon to the existing natives. Native peoples, the Irish, the Eastern people and Mexicansand many others have all faced the same dilemna from either end. Nothing new today except the media.
I am not denying the problems, but often the solutions seem just as bad.