But the editorial, the subject of this thread is talking about the Dream Act legislation. You live in a fantasy world.
Depends on how the law is written and enforced. The simple approach is for there to be a cutoff date/time to which the amnesty (and yes, it "is" an amnesty, and one with which I happen to agree) will not apply.
We had an amnesty in 1986. The proponents said it was a one-time amnesty, the last one we would ever have. At the time, the USG estimated 1 million would apply. The true number turned out to be 2.7 million. And now just 25 years later, we have to 12 to 20 million illegal aliens and the pro-amnesty crowd calling for their legalization. This is just more insanity couched in concern for the "children."
We bring in 1.2 million LEGAL immigrants every year and that doesn't count the 300,000 to 400,000 anchor babies born to illegal aliens each year. Add another 500,000 to 1 million illegal aliens entering annually and you wind up with the USA being colonized by the Third World. You need to get into the real world and deal with the actual legislation that is being proposed, not what you would like to see. The idea that the other side will be satisfied with cutoff dates is just part of the deluded thinking that led to the last amnesty. The Left never takes no for an answer. They will continue to push until they achieve their objective.
And I'm offering what "could" be acceptable approaches INSTEAD OF the "Dream Act". Just because someone happens to disagree with your position doesn't mean they "live in a dream world".
As to the rest of your post, you're not telling me anything I don't already know. I probably know as much about the immigration situation as you, and I'm probably in agreement with you on 90+% or more. But I'm willing to accept "some" leeway. Close the border (and if that means a land-mine laden five-mile wide strip from the Texas Gulf Coast to the Pacific Ocean, fine). Make it virtually impossible to get work by actually CHECKING their documentation, and send any business owner who knowingly hired them TO JAIL. And deport'em if they are caught in any legal infraction.