"If anyone perpetrates an act that violates our laws, you do not want them in our country. Does that apply only to those who violate our immigration laws or those who violate any law. If your outrage applies only to those that violate immigration laws, what is the moral turpitude that is so heinous that your outrage can be selective. If your outrage applies to all violators of our laws, what would you do with those in our country that violate anything other than our immigration laws? Where would you deport them?"
You don't get it. If the crime is theft we make you give the loot back. If you injure someone we make you pay restitution. If you violate traffic laws you can lose your privilege to drive. If you violate our laws by coming here illegally we will send you back. Not only does the punishment fit the crime but the conditions existing before the crime must be restored. It has nothing to do with moral turpitude nor is it racist, xenophobic nor any of the other nasty names open border people like to use.
Peter Finn stated that all who were here illegally and went on to say that they were not welcome in this country. That is high sounding rhetoric, but rhetoric does not solve the problem.
I live in a state where meth production and distribution was a major problem. For years lawmakers hiked the penalties for production and distribution but this only exacerbated the problem. Then, they restricted the sale of the pseudophedrine, the active ingredient in cold medicine and a component used in meth production. Meth prodution dropped dramatically.
The key to addressing illegal immigration is not by going after the illegals. The key is to go after the employers. Institute a national ID card, with nonforgeable biometrics, to all citizens and resident aliens. The problem will slowly work itself out. If certain employment sectors need temporary workers, we could then address a worker program.