coming here legally is one thing, coming here illegally is another. NOTHING should be done to REWARD Illegals. Allowing them to stay is exactly that a REWARD.
I don't guess you would produce something from a 2000 campaign that says anything about rewarding illegals could you?
Don't shoot the messenger. He did campaign on it.
The avenue is to eliminate the benefits. States, such as my own, have pinheaded policies whereby illegals receive social security numbers. A true reform would stop that process and revoke those issued without proper documentation.
And reform would include taking away social security and other assistance to anyone who is not a US citizen.