Legal immigrants, good (for the most part).
Illegal immigrants, bad (always).
Not very profound I know, but we are a society of laws, not men. To flout the law while two good friends of mine (one from Colombia, the other from Panama) are being put through HELL by ICE is a slap in the face to every American and legal non-citizen.
That's never been the question
The question is why has the goverment been basically silent on this?