What if all the illegals were ohhh say Muslim would you be so pro illegals then ?
It's about refugees...........who happen to have played a large part in the building of this country.
FWIW, the Pope has recently spoken about the problem of cultural changes brought about in Europe due to immigration (read Muslim immigration).
The mass movement of peoples in search of improved living conditions has and will continue to occur as a part of human history. Saying something as self-evident as that these people should be treated with respect and dignity is apparently considered inflammatory rhetoric. It's become almost impossible to discuss immigration lucidly on this forum.