Illegal immigration is just that: illegal. And the costs of encouraging it are significant:

-No other country on earth encourages or facilitates illegal immigration as we do. The disrespect it shows to people who came here legally — like my family — cannot be understated.
-Those coming here illegally during the pandemic threaten public health and undermine opportunities for unemployed Americans to get back to work.
-Every criminal act by an illegal alien inflicts a loss that simply should never have happened. Most often, recent legal immigrants are the victims of this criminal behavior.
-Illegal aliens strain public resources like schools, hospitals, and welfare/work programs that American tax dollars support — for American citizens.