Timm, seriously...get in the middle dude. The world is a lot more than right and left, as you will find out (if not in your late 20's, by the time you are in your 40's). Those republicans and democrats that disagree with each other all over tv, go out to dinner together and think of ways to make more money for themselves.
And many people who come here illegally want a better life...some are lazy, some are criminals, but a lot come to do better. They just need guidance in doing it the right way.
My father-in-law is trying to become a citizen as we speak...there are just many channels one must go through and little know-how.