Many supporters of illegal immigration make the claim that illegal aliens are the most vulnerable people in our society and that they're powerless.
That claim is self-evidently ludicrous. While the claim might be true in some ways of individual illegal aliens, the claim is false of *all illegal aliens as a class*. Almost the entire establishment rushes to defend illegal aliens as a class, and when almost the entire establishment has your back you aren't vulnerable.
Those very powerful defenders who rush to defend illegal aliens as a class are those who want to profit from them in some way:
* Democratic politicians who want their numerical power now and their votes in the future...
* Business interests who employ them...
* Banking interests who want to profit from remittances, giving them home loans, or holding their deposit accounts...
* Republican politicians who are in effect paid off by those business and banking interests (many Democrats are, of course, also in effect paid off)...
* Far-left organizations who receive millions from wealthy donors (such as the Ford Foundation and many others) and who file endless lawsuits against immigration enforcement, conduct advocacy campaigns, and so on. Those organizations include the American Civil Liberties Union and hundreds more...
* Racial power groups who, of course, want more race-based power: the National Council of La Raza, MALDEF, and hundreds more...
* Many religious leaders who see illegal aliens as potential converts...
* Almost the entire media...
The list could go on. The bottom line is that - as a class - illegal aliens are a very protected class and by the top echelons of the U.S. (the establishment).
In fact, those who make the claim that illegal aliens are the most vulnerable people in our society are usually those who have a great deal of power. Defenseless, vulnerable people don't have such powerful defenders.
Compare that with the case of American citizens who are negatively impacted by illegal immigration. They do have power, but they don't have anywhere near as much power as that of the establishment. When Americans speak out against illegal immigration, they're frequently smeared by the establishment using the race card. Or, the media and politicians will simply ignore their wishes.