Is my neighbor a child whose crime was having parents who entered the country without papers? And, for that matter, if we're rounding up non-violent criminals, I think the path of justice would still be to start at the top with the wealthy tax-evaders, polluters, et cetera.
If you consider yourself a Christian, the relevant text is Matthew 25: 40-45.
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'"
How we treat the most helpless in our society IS our society.