broad, xenophobic, brush and this hard demarcation you are trying to draw between legal and illegal immigrants is not as evident as you seem to think.

Many immigrants who enter lawfully become illegal. Many immigrants who were once unlawfully present can become legal.

In some cases the only difference between an unlawfully present immigrant and a legal one - of similar age, qualifications and intent - is an unfortunate timing of events or an opportunity that came too late.

Once you begin to incorporate these nuances into your position, it might have a shot at being pragmatic. Until then, yes.. it is quite racist and xenophobic.