Living ILLEGALLY in the country for (at least) 5 years is not breaking law? I guess if you robbed a bank, or broke into somebody's house 5 years ago and spent all the money you stole, you would want amnesty because you got away with it for 5 years?
What extra effort did they show? I don't consider going to school like every other US citicen kid is required to do, extra effort. And to boot, they got a at least 5 years education on the backs of American taxpayers.