Even though it should, that is never going to happen. Not giving them citizenship is the next best thing.
Why do you think this is a good idea? Do you have any reason that leads you to believe illegals should not have a way to gain citizenship? Do you recognize what operation ******* was and the context?
Why should someone who comes here illegally get citizenship? No, legal status and they get to stay (which is generous, they should be booted back to where they came from). They want to be a citizen then come here legally. Pretty simple.
They are generally people trying to escape a hard life and come to the self proclaimed "land of the free and opportunity", should we not accept them?
What part of ILLEGAL do you not understand? They can come here legally, not a problem.
Hey I know, next time you're on vacation I'll enter your house, without your permission, and help myself to whatever I want and you can't do shit about it. Sound good?