Two things.....

My family did not come here legally. They were captured and enslaved and sent to Georgia to work on a Plantation just because they tried to kill the King of England. This was in 1678.

They stayed slaves only long enough to regain their strength and then, according to family lore, they killed the Plantation owners and everyone else big enough to die. They then stayed out of sight until 1777 when a few of them took it upon themselves to kill Englishmen again. The family managed to lay low for 99 years, and when they re-emerged they found out the current King was still looking for them.

So after the British were tossed over they moved West and were not found until 1830 when they were informed they were now natural born citizens.

The bottom line here is that not once in 152 years did it occur to them to 'self-deport', and I don't think as long as there is opportunity here for the current illegals none of them are leaving of their own free will. Where would they go?

And..... I don't think Rubio is advocating for people to come here in less than a legal manner. He is just saying he understands why they come, and I have to agree with him on their motivation.

But that does not mean I agree with their actions, and I don't think Rubio does either.