Rather interesting and amusing how these calls for "protection" come from more or less the same class of people.
Protect your nanny, protect your maid, your cleaning lady, your gardener, etc... basically your servants.
Though, yes, it also impacted republicans and conservatives employing illegals with or without their knowledge; since the amount of illegals is "so high" in the US you are basically doomed to get one employed if you are hiring non/low qualified personnel.
The thing is, the plea made people like that LA Times person is made with full knowledge of the fact the people in question are illegal.
As some Democrat celebrity, or was it a politician, said prior to Trump being reelected:
"If you deport illegals, who will pick up your crops? Who will clean your bathroom?"