The "illegal" in "illegal aliens" says it all: they're criminals.  All 11 million – or 18 million – or 30 million – or whatever the number is.

So the argument is about how many "real" criminals are among this anointed cohort.  President-Elect Trump says 3 million.  Not so fast, say "activists" or "agitators" or "rabble-rousers" or "community organizers" or whatever we should call the fifth column among us: "The Migration Policy Institute also said the 3 million number is inflated. Its own calculations put the number of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions at fewer than 1 million."

Rest assured that if the Migration Policy Institute says it's "fewer than 1 million," it's more.  Way more.  But just for sport, let's play along and accept their number.  One million extra criminals in the U.S., preying on their fellow illegals and American citizens alike.  Are they doing the jobs Americans won't do?  Is this the skilled labor force we absolutely, positively cannot do without in order to compete in a global economy?

Oh, that's right: "we're not going to break up families!  The children!"  Because felons make the best parents, hands down.  They're the foundation for really stable, healthy kids.  You know, the kind that become religious, hardworking, family-oriented adults.  Remember, Jeb Bush told us that many illegals come here as an "act of love."  Why should we so selfishly keep all that love within our borders?

Let us here resolve to practice tough love – send them back.

Henry Percy is the nom de guerre of a writer in Arizona.  He may be reached at saler.50d[at]gmail.com.