Nobody has a problem with them coning here legally.
It is the attitude of the legals and illegals that whine and say. "We were not born into the richest country in the world." (Poor me.) This sentence is used to make Americans born here feel guilty. It doesn't work with me.
My question is, why didn't they make their country one of the richest in the world? Especially in this day and age of TV and the internet.
I have this argument quite frequently down on the border. I am then reminded that people would get killed. I then remind them of American history and get duh for an answer.
You are right, of course. But I don't blame people for seeking the avenue of "least resistance." Perhaps we should consider changing immigration policy to keep the producer in their home countries and force them to change their governments. I don't think I'd have a problem with that. On the other hand, if we can cherry pick the best people from other countries to come here and live, I am ok with that too. Too bad we can't export the lazy ones that already live here. On the welfard side, as long as some people find welfare life reasonably tolerable, the welfare rolls will grow. We need to require some level of work, and yes, shame, for reliance upon others by those who are able-bodied yet willing to take from the producers here.