Legal status is different than citizenship. At a minimum, I suppose it would involve some kind of visa, and at a maximum it would involve a work permit.
We cannot let the status quo on immigration continue. Under the status quo, California has been transformed into a socialist state, and they have announced Texas as their next target of opportunity.
The status quo of arguing over the perfect plan while hordes of illegals pour across the border to satisfy unscrupulous businessmen and politicians must end.
The first step MUST BE access control of the border and of airports, ports, and all visas. Once that is accomplished, the discussion can go to step two — what to do about the illegals who are here.
I have no problem with worker status so long as there is no violent or theft-like crimes.
The alternative is the status quo on immigration, and the status quo will lose us Texas. I believe many seemingly concerned plants are actually attempting to blow up any progress on anything that includes border and access control because they secretly wish the status quo to continue. They pose as those who will argue over anything that isn’t their own plan which they consider to be the perfect plan.
We have 23 million Americans looking for full-time jobs. There are an estimated 7 to 8 million lawbreakers, aka as illegal aliens, holding jobs in this country. The crap that they are doing jobs Americans won't do is disgusting and untrue. American jobs for American workers.
Allowing these lawbreakers to stay and work here, the object of their crime, is amnesty. I don't understand how anyone who calls themselves a conservative can support work permits for lawbreakers. You are legalizing their status permitting them to get SSNs, driver's licenses, and access to our social welfare system. Most of them will qualify for Obamacare subsidies so they can have healthcare rather than using our ERs as free health care clinics.