I suspect the factor there is simple fear on their part that the program is a trick to get them deported.
And are you kidding me here? Your objection is that they don't want to be citizens? If you're right then a simple solution is a guest worker as a form of earned citizenship. That is, only those planning to become citizens need to apply. Although you couldn't be more wrong on this one.
Fine, excuse 140 billion of the federal budget for each of the last five years.
You're ignoring the exploding entitlements.
Educating the children of illegals...
Wait, so according to you we don't need to provide opportunities for next generation of workers. Just keep em poor or deport? Who's going to pay the Medicare bills and Social Security checks 20 years down the road then?