Illegal Aliens

The whole "Illegal Aliens" things is a land mine. I think though that it is simpler than that. The key word is "ILLEGAL". If you love this place so much that you want to live here then one of the things you must do is follow the LAW. There is a process for this and it is open to most people. The only thing is it takes time to work your way through the process. Why should the law be changed for people who came here illegally? There are plenty of people who go through the system every year. They are rewarded by becoming American Citizens. It is wrong in this case to bend to political pressure of ethnic groups. There are many countries that never bestow citizenship on people who live for generations within the borders of that country. We have a process that many of us can look at from your family emigrating history. Many are from within only one or two generations also.
I think of myself as fairly liberal in many ways but not on this issue. Citizenship is to be earned and not demanded because they have family here or are part of ethnic groups that are working hard to force their will on the majority.