I agree that it would be better to make them legal however. I believe in free movement and commerce.

100% Nobody wants to be in this situation.

The system simply doesn't allow for people to enter 'in the right way', as far as the vast majority of non-rich people around the world are concerned the US Border is closed unless you win a literal lottery.

We clearly need these people and benefit from their presence both economically and culturally. Instead of creating an immigration system that reflects that reality, we have one that makes them live in the shadows and deal with exploitation because they cannot access normal public services, including the police, for fear of being arrested (possibly violently) and thrown in detention for an unspecified amount of time.

It has to be different, and not in the ways that these white nationalists cosplaying as law enforcement are envisioning.