Thanks for sending me the speech. I'll reread it to see where it says the current illegal immigrants can have a path to eventual citizenship, AFTER the poor souls who have been waiting for many years to enter legally. Maybe it's there. I'll look. Now, off to check my "pings" ;-)
If I recall, he said they 'will have to wait their turn', and I'm pretty sure that's right.
Here it is from above;
"People who meet these conditions should be able to apply for citizenship – but approval would not be automatic, and they will have to wait in line behind those who played by the rules and followed the law."