Asylum seekers who enter Canada without a valid visa are not illegal.
They are permitted to enter without prior authorization because this right is
protected by Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention which recognizes they may have
good cause for entering without a visa.
This distinction has been pointed out over and over again in the media. Yet some people choose to ignore it, and instead promote a campaign of hysterical fear mongering, using words like "criminality". A solution to this difficult issue will only be found through the use of reason, not deep, dark tribal emotionalism. Your comment represents the latter.