Many illegal aliens don't want citizenship - they just want enough documentation to prevent deportation from jobs, and to be able to drive and work without fear.
Ask all undocumented aliens to come forth. Give everyone a number similar to an ITIN. Collect a $1500 "annual fee" in a tax for the privilege of working in the US under their own names, as workers - which can be removed if and when they become citizens.
They avoid getting gouged by "friends and relatives", diminishes market 4 fake marriages, and diminishes the incentive for anchor children to further burden the system. More money is kept in the country - and those that have goals of saving for things in their own countries can earn, then leave their numbers behind to go home - under penalties of law.
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