but they could still be deported later on right? if not given
citizenship.
Yes they're still illegal aliens. The government is dismissing criminal and other cases against them then releasing them back into the communities as non-citizens. Totally irresponsible behavior, especially when some of them go on to commit other crimes against us.
Anything can be accomplished with the correct direction and application of political will. There's no doubt where the American people stand on this issue.
The fact is, we've been overwhelmed with millions of new immigrants (both legal and illegal) who have put an unsupportable strain on our economy, the job market, housing, hospitals, state budgets, schools, law enforcement, and our culture.
The people are letting the politicians know that they want the tap turned off, and for (at least) the illegal immigrants to be deported.
I think most Americans would even agree that we need at least a 20 year moratorium on any further immigration, to allow the most recent arrivals time to assimilate into our culture.
We've simply absorbed too many newcomers, at too fast a clip, and it's become destructive to the nation. The flow has got to be stopped long enough for us to recover.