Unreal that the US has drifted lower to the point that this subject even needs a discussion. Illegal is just that, illegal. Discuss changing the laws if you feel they are unjust; but blatant disregard for the law is criminal in and of itself. A sovereign nation certainly has the right if not duty to uphold and set laws regarding it's borders and who it allows entry. Otherwise there is no nation. It's that simple. Those who chose to enter illegally subject themselves to the laws in place and must be prepared to suffer the consequences. Those who chose not to uphold the laws for which they took an oath to uphold should be fired from that position at minimum. It's unfortunate that even one Mother, Daughter, Son, friend or anyone who is a citizen of their country should be subject to a crime committed by an illegal. It's a further misfortune when the very government that these citizens pay taxes to disregard the laws in place to protect them from this type of situation.