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"To say the character of an average American who owns a gun illegally is equivalent to the average American, is wrong.

 To say the character of the average Mexican who comes here illegally is equivalent to the average Mexican, is equally wrong."

This is your main argument. Here is why it's wrong:

1. Just because someone does something illegal does not mean we can suddenly judge their character, especially if that illegal act is to cross into our country's border. Nobody should judge another person's character until they actually meet that person and talk to them.

2. Comparing gun ownership to illegal immigration is a backwards comparison. These are basically remote controls that kill people. They make killing so easy, a child could do it (and they do!). There is reason to be concerned when somebody owns a weapon illegally. Immigrants, on the other hand, don't have the purpose of coming here to commit a crime. Some may do so because of the severe oppression they are put under, but that is not the intent. Most of them come here because Mexico sucks and they want a better life.