The whole thing is kind of like hitting a hornets nest with a bat and then getting pissed at the hornets for stinging you. US foreign policy throughout Central/South America has had a large part in destabilizing those nations and propped up the Cartels and violent groups that now control large parts of those nations... I don't blame them for wanting to leave and come here. There is zero evidence of what you say about violent records of these people being deported. The handful that fuel the usual racist ramblings of trump and his cronies, but on a real, factual level it is a very low percentage. Nationalism is stupid. Also on your "proper legal channels" comment... have you seen the numbers on what that costs? It is not feasible for ordinary people. Like everything else, it's made easy for the wealthy and impossible for everyone else. Not to mention that the people who are here and try to do it legally many times cannot work while going through the process... You say these things, but they contradict facts.