I am fairly sure most Texans will cheerfully disagree with you on that one.
But maybe we're looking at this all wrong. If we look at it as a brave father willing to travel over a thousand miles and cross the border into a foreign country just to find water and shelter and electricity for his wife and children then it gives it a whole different flavor, doesn't it?
Except most Mexicans, Guatemalans, Hondurans etc live in reasonably comfortable houses and people in them countries don't need to take chances with dangerous drug dealers in order to get to America illegally.
After this week I'm not so sure. But on the other hand Cornyn seems to be missing in action as well. For all we know he's on a beach in Hawaii.