Come on. We didn't accept sleazy word-parsing from the previous President, let's not do it now.
A temporary work visa will make these anonymous people known and on record. It will not make them citizens. In truth, he's not really offering them anything other than they they could get with an H1B right now. Ultimately, this plan will encourage more illegals to come out of hiding. Ultimately, it will not stop Islamists here illeglally, becuae their goal is murder and making themselves known is not in their interests. To succeed in THAT area, we have to seriously restrict visas from Muslim countries.