Tough. They came here illegally in full knowledge of what they were doing. “Good” or not, they broke our law. That makes them criminals. Even if the love little kittens and drink warm milk before they go to bed at night. They have no right to be here. They have as much of a home in Mexico now as they had here when they arrived in Arizona.
I have to agree. Even though they believed the law wouldn’t be enforced, it’s no excuse for not pursuing the path to citizenship anyway at some point in the ‘20 years’ or so they’ve enjoyed the benefits of living in the Land of the Free.