I'm sure you feel quite good about yourself so let me ask you a question. If you were in a situation where you had to choose between breaking the law and getting killed or abused or watching your family members get killed or abused which would you choose? If you chose obeying the law I think maybe you're the bad person here.
Two wrongs don't make a right, Boots. If I was in a bad situation I would move somewhere else in the country for my better opportunity. I wouldn't move to Canada illegally to steal from Canadian Taxpayers.
You'd move with... what money?
And this assumes you have a place to go that's better and not just as dangerous as where you are now.
If you want to apply for asylum, do it the right way -- otherwise you will get arrested and sent to jail, where your children cannot follow you.
Except you have to apply for asylum at the border or within the country. And if the border guards say "Sorry, no more asylum today. Try again later." well... you could be waiting a long time. Food, water, shelter. These things become an issue the longer you wait. Woudln't you say?
I mean, if I had a choice between maybe saving my family by doing something illegal and not doing anything illegal but likely losing my family, I'd do the illegal thing.