No, illegal immigrants didn't build America

Joe Biden doesn't have a problem with illegal immigrants.

He's made that clear in his shame-faced retreat from his impromptu use of the term "illegal" during his State of the Union address. He regrets using the offending word, doesn't want to disrespect illegal immigrants and believes that they are absolutely essential to the success of the United States.

"Look, they built the country," Biden told Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC. He added that they are "the reason our economy is growing."

Yes, where would America be without the essential contribution made to its economic vigor by desperate people c...