<p>^ Epiphany is right; many people are in denial about the situation. Here’s an example:</p>
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<p>No. It is a federal crime to immigrate without permission. It is also a federal crime to fail to register as an alien after age 14. Federal law grants no exceptions to the registration requirements to those illegal aliens whose parents brought them here at a younger age. Denying that these laws exist means that opponents of them will never get them changed. Offering benefits to the children of illegal immigrants (such as in-state tuition rates) and failing to enforce the existing laws does nothing to discourage additional illegal immigrants from moving to America. </p>
<p>You might wish that the federal role was limited to the issue of a path to citizenship, but that doesn’t make it true.</p>