Exactly how much respect do criminals deserve when they enter our country illegally? Granted, that makes them as patriotic, law-abiding, and American as Obama himself, but that is a very low standard to measure someone against. My ancestors came here as immigrants too, but they entered the country legally, and that is a fundamental difference.
Immigrants, such as your grandparents etc. are “Immigrants”...not “Illegal aliens”...there is a difference.