If the State through its actions tears up millions of Familiies then the State is wrong especially if there is other alternatives.
The Church is not saying that there should not be consequence. THe Church is not saying that the State can not act to curb illegl immigration. THe Church does not condone illegal immigration however it does not condone a greater evil be enacted to combat a lesser wrong. That in itself is sinful. THe deportation and Starvation of 12 million people all without exception would be wrong. The fact that so many family units would be broken up without exceptions is a much greater evil that a illegal border crossing that occured in some cases 20 or more years before. That is what the Church is trying to say. That some current proposals that are being mentioned to correct a wrong are in fact a much greater wrong and cannot be condoned
It is not the state's actions that are to blame for "tearing up millions of families" (which, IMO, is an overstatement); it is the actions of the illegals. Had they obeyed the law, they wouldn't be faced with the consequences.