I stress the illegally and also believe that there has to be a right middle

If you cross the North Korean border illegally you get 12 years of hard labor. (Unless Al Gore is your friend and boss...)

If you cross the Iranian border illegally you get detained indefinitely.

If you cross the Afghan border illegally you get shot.

If you cross the Saudi Arabian border illegally you get imprisoned immediately and cannot consult a lawyer.

If you cross the Chinese border illegally you may never be heard from again.

If you cross the Venezuelan border illegally you get branded as a spy and are rarely ever released.

If you cross the Cuban border illegally you get thrown into a political prison and are rarely released.

If you cross the U.S. border illegally you get:

A job
A driver's license
A Social Security card
Welfare
Federal Food Stamps
Credit Cards
Subsidized rent or a low-interest load to buy a house
Free public education
Free health care
An army of lobbyists in Washington D.C. to represent you
Billions of dollars worth of public and legal documents printed in your language
The right to carry your home country's flag while you publicly protest that you don't receive enough respect.