"under attack"
Ooooh. Poor widdle cwiminals need a hug?
Ha, that's the thing! I read time and time again that illegal aliens are written up in media as fearing, being in pain, experiencing trauma, feeling hurt, betrayed, annoyed, outraged, desiring a better way of life, wanting good things, working hard, hardly working but there's a reason for it....
It's not a case of how they feel, one way or another, but of their actions. If you're in the country illegally, you're an illegal alien. You've violated laws and are held (or should be, lawfully) responsible for your illegal actions.
I can't run a red light on any American street intersection and be excused from accountability (or a citation and other reprimands) and responsibility for the damages I cause just because I "was working hard" and "had good intentions," or "felt hopeful" while breaking the law.
What is it that so many people from, particularly, south of the border cannot understand these concepts? Or, perhaps, are refusing to...