I am angry of the state of things. I'm maybe a little angry that talking to you it's pretty certain that I have in front of me someone who wants to relativize (sp?) the sheer enormity of the illegal immigrant problem because "they are human too". This is the same sort of non sequitur appeal to emotion that made "think of the children" and "for your own good" infamous.
If less people were as undiscriminating of right and wrong, had more integrity, there'd be less employers of illegals, less corrupt politicians in office, etc, and the problem wouldn't be what it is today. It's because of people being as lax as you seem to be (as far as your arguments hint to) that things are as they are today.
I'm most likely less racist than you are, considering how mixed I am by birth, inherited culture, education.. Have you literaly grown up with jew, french, canadian, quebecan, german, british, spanish, portugese, greek, venezuelan, brazilian, japanese, chinese, and arab kids? I did, and to take the last one as example, I probably know more about both sides (simplifying here) of the western-arab conflict in both an everyday and idealistic point of view than you do.
I'm pretty sure I'm more qualified than you are in that respect.
So, to recap: Like Frode said, Jesus was benevolent and especialy so given that he wasn't supposed to be where he was.. But he didn't forfeit his crossing over to the US, he'll get as many more attempts at it as he likes.
Nor does his benevolence in this case void the wrong of illegaly crossing over, or the consequent illegal residence.
I am angry, but what's wrong with that? Would it be better to relativize rights and wrongs as you do, just to bias your argument for the benefit of some shmuck's little moment of good conscience?
Yes, stealing a pen or a yacht are both criminal acts, but obviously of different degrees. Relativity strikes again.
Yes, coming to the US illegaly has at this point become a really stinky thing to do. Weighing the good of his action out in the desert with that kid, but, in comparison, nullifying the wrong of his crossing over because "everyone does it" etc is an obvious bias on your part. You can't pretend to be impartial or fair arguing those things.