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Obviously there's no actual line, that's just a metaphor to illustrate a point. The point is that while there are no actual physical lines taking place, our systems aren't limitless. They do have a limited operating capacity that's hard capped by how many resources are dedicated to them. What this means is that if a system gets burdened not just with an overflow of legal immigration, but also illegal immigration, it gets paralyzed by the ever increasing backlog of cases that they have to review. What should be an efficient system, stops being so.
We have to accept the reality that scarcity is a real thing. Our country's system are already overwhelmed and on the brink. We have to be able to control the flow of people into this country. Sure, immigrants legal or illegal, are a net positive on the American economy, but these people still need houses, doctors, education, cars, and so on. Tax money can alleviate some of these issues, but we're not exactly doing anything to help expand our infrastructure to absorb all these people. Our current immigration system is unsustainable.
I'm more than open for people like your friend to be able to get asylum here. People should have a chance to immigrate here to escape from persecution or reunite with their families or to bring their skills to the economy. However, you can't deny the way your friend did it shouldn't be the way that people get asylum. From the myopic view that you're looking at it, the consequences seem insignificant, but if you zoom out and look at the big picture, there are real consequences. When we have millions of legal people on top of millions of illegal people waiting for their cases every year, that's going to stress the system. That's going to create absurdly long wait times, that's going to screw people who want be legal immigrants by having resources redirected towards illegal immigrants which push back their cases, and that's going to leave the country vulnerable. How can you support this type of dysfunction? Immigration reform is absolutely necessary, and illegal immigration is not and should not be a viable alternative.