I could buy into this logic only if there were two qualifiers, the first being that there were no murders, rapes, or child molestations prior to the immigration wave. The second would be that these crimes were advocated, encouraged, and overlooked; with no prosecution due to immigrant status (immunity). Neither circumstance applies.
It is against the law for foreign nationals to enter our nation and become illegal immigrants. If the laws of our nation were enforced, there would no illegal immigrant crime.
What citizens do doesn't apply to this in any manor. It's totally separate, and the attempt to rationalize one with the other is nothing more than an attempt to confuse the issue.
Those who advocate for illegal alien presence in the United States are willing to accept the crime that comes along with it. I know that is something that they don't want to take ownership of, but it's there and cannot be denied.
Ending illegal alien presence in the U.S. will save lives. It will end the untold misery of those who are the victims of those crimes.
I cannot understand how a consevative could advocate not only for defying U.S. law, but for a massive body of lawbreakers that will perpetrate untold violent crimes on our citizens.
Thanks for the response.