You do realize that this supports the point that a wall is the answer, right?
Yeah, and if they commit a murder while they're here, they don't go to jail, they just get sent back, still on the streets in their country and free to weasel their way back in as you said. If anything it'd be doing them a favor.Another tricky part is that even when people who are here illegally are caught and deported, they know nothing really big comes from it in their home country and they'll just be back again eventually. If they're caught again, they'll be sent home and the cycle repeats. Granted, coming across the boarder illegally isn't as bad a crime as murder, but w/ no real repercussion other then getting sent home, well other than the hassle of coming back to America (or whichever country), there really is no long term downside.
Everyone deserves a better life, but why can't they go the legal route? The same can be said for murder, like if someone was being blackmailed with something that would put their life (like their marriage or their career) in jeopardy and they murdered the person blackmailing them, then sure, they'd have a "better life". One could rob a bank and give themselves a "better life" by having money. I don't really see how that's an excuse...Finally, more to your point Zak, the word "bigot" and "racist" has changing over the years. They're still awful things to be, don't get me wrong, but now it does indeed seem like whenever you disagree w/ a point made by a minority group or say something against a minority group, you are automatically "racist" and "bigoted" even though that's not the case. People automatically assume if you're against illegal immigration than yes you must be "racist", because why don't you want people to have a better life? It's almost like it's the easiest thing to do when someone disagrees is to call them racist or bigot or white supremacist. You label someone something like that, and even if it's not true they'll automatically look like the bad guy. And when you get a group of people with a mob mind mentality, one voice trying to have a rational argument will drown in a sea of anger, fear and hatred.