[freespirited]

Giving these people green-card status leaves open the opportunity for them to return to their native lands and seek citizenship through regular channels.

People with green cards qualify for all sorts of government benefits.

Mayor Barletta for PA Senator!

[kabar]

Exactly. Once you legalize the status of the 12 to 20 million illegal aliens, you imbue them with rights, including family reunification thru chain migration. Taking citizenship off of the table does not solve the problem and providing them with legal status makes it far worse.