In a few months we will be able to report these people who say "I am an illegal".
I have a friend who is an illegal to this country I've known for 25+ years I used to work with, i see him every once in a while. He asked me if I voted for Trump and I said, well, i just couldn't bring myself to vote for Hillary. He said if he was an American he would have voted for Trump too, he told me , you gotta do whats best for your country. He's got sort of a unique attitude and outlook for an illegal in that he admits he is one. Id never turn this guy in because he's one hell of a worker and a friend.
And ironically enough he will likely be among the ones who stay and become citizens.
He knows his stuff, obeys the laws and works hard, EXACTLY the kind of immigrant we want and need.
It is not his fault hat our immigration process is so damned fucked up it takes years for people to come here legally.
If we made our immigration process functional and imposed severe penalties on those who hire black market labor, this whole thing would solve itself over night.