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Jesus clearly was talking about illegal immigration, No, he was not.

No, he was not.

Let's look at his words, and everyone can judge for himself. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!" John 10:1 Clearly, Jesus is saying those who sneak over the wall attempting to get in the sheepfold are illegal immigrants. The only difference between this group and the Mexicans is the goal.

Let's look at his words, and everyone can judge for himself. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!" John 10:1 Clearly, Jesus is saying those who sneak over the wall attempting to get in the sheepfold are illegal immigrants. The only difference between this group and the Mexicans is the goal.

Completely and totally wrong. If you knew any Scripture, you would know that Jesus was referring to the Pharisees here. The context is Jesus describing himself as the Shepherd. There are three marks, he declares, by which we can tell the true Shepherd: First, "He who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep." What does he mean, "the door?" He is referring, of course, to the normal, proper entrance to a sheepfold. If you dont' know what a "sheepfold" is, look it up.

The prophets had predicted the way the Shepherd would come to the sheep. They had foretold where he would be born, whom he would be born to, and the unusual character of his birth. They had predicted how he would appear to the nation, how he would be introduced, where he would live, what he would say, and what he would do when he came. This is what our Lord means. He came the predicted way, the normal, expected way. The Pharisees were attempting to sneak in as false shepherds. They were not entering the sheepfold through the proper gate, but were sneaking over the fence. They are false shepherds, not illegal immigrants.

Let's look at his words, and everyone can judge for himself. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!" John 10:1 Clearly, Jesus is saying those who sneak over the wall attempting to get in the sheepfold are illegal immigrants. The only difference between this group and the Mexicans is the goal.

This is actually a commentary on what will happen to people who try and claim admittance to heaven without having accepted Christ as savior.

That having been said, the Bible is not silent on the subject of immigration. Read Ruth 1:16 for a commentary on the proper way to handle it.