Can undocumented immigrants become US citizens?

Can undocumented immigrants become US citizens?

Here’s a basic question we often come across: why can’t undocumented immigrants just get in line, get legal, get right with the law i.e. obtain the legalization and citizenship that would allow them to become full-fledged Americans and protect them from deportation? The short answer is: they can’t.

Why does the US have immigration laws?

Immigration law in the United States has been built upon the following principles: the reunification of families...