Does it? Does it, really?
Are you really saying that breaking immigration law is the only criteria for one's objection to these immigrants being here?
If true, then should a law be passed granting them citizenship... you would have no problem with these people being in the country. That would make the issue go away... and be a lot cheaper than deporting them.
However, I really doubt that passing an amnesty act would suddenly make everyone okay with this.
Which means that the term 'illegal immigrant' really has no bearing here.
I used to be where you are now.
My feelings were that if a person could run the gauntlet and make it here, become gainfully employed, pay his own rent, buy his own food, etc., it shouldn't make a difference that just because they jumped the line made them subject to deportation.
I still feel that way.
But, times aren't the same as they were back in 2001 -2006. We've had a decade of mass invasion by people who can't feed themselves, and who have overloaded the system. No job prospects.
In the meantime, we've got an entire generation of college graduates with meaningless degrees, living at home with their parents. If they're lucky.
I differentiate among the illegals this way: If you have a job and are not on government welfare, you are welcome. Give them green cards and a path to citizenship.
For anybody else...sayo-effin'nara! That goes for dependent minor children, too. Get back on that boxcar and haul your a$$ back to wherever you came from.
Now....where were we?