Have you ever known a family who literally lives hand to mouth everyday of the week. They do live under conditions that aren't much different than those in a banana republic.
Thankfully, I have never been that poor but I have helped a few who were. My requirement was to be an American citizen....neighbors 1st!
>"...even though measured, legal immigration, English emersion, multiracialism instead of multiculturalism, and integration have ensured that past legal immigrants from Mexico are among America's finest citizens."<
-...and there it is in a nutshell. The difference between illegals who sneak in, and immigrants who do things legally, and come here to assimilate.
Go to Mexico and help them. Do not aid them after they come up here illegally. PLEASE!!!