No, the typical argument is WE have to pay for these people. That’s an argument based on socialism (people seen as a liability becasue they are a siphon for government “entitlements” instead seen as another human being of intrinsic worth and value looking for the opportunity and freedom to build his life). Instead, we should focus on taking down the socialist state.
From a practical standpoint, we will have to pay for these people, because that is how we know they will vote.
You can argue how things should be in a fantasy world where everything is like you say it should be. But the fact still is, this bill will import low skilled, low educated foreigners who view us as outsiders. Few who it legitimizes will be able to earn as much as the state provides in welfare to the lay-abouts.
That is why if you look at facts, you will see these people voting for democrats at 70-80%. They are the law-breaking gibsmedats. We would be idiots to welcome them into our in-group after they already threw us the bird by breaking our laws. It is clear respect for American citizens is not in their lexicon.
If your case is that we should legalize these people, you are supporting the socialist state. As it is, we have a Herculean task ahead of us in tearing it down. Give Democrats a net 18 or so million more voters, as this would do, and the whole government will collapse into bankruptcy, and we will end up in a full on Lord of the Flies moment at some point. Not that I care personally - I’ll handle it just fine. But the rabbit people will endure a lot of misery, and our species’ advancement will be slowed immeasurably, and that will be sad.
If you can’t see that 18 million new democrats is bad news for rolling back the Socialist state, all I’ll say is I’m glad no one here will follow your leadership.