I would actually be willing to allow "dreamers" to stay with a few rules- no chain migration, anyone of them who has broken any kind of law is ineligible, no welfare, and a significant waiting period to apply for citizenship.
Dreamers were brought here by their parents ILLEGALLY. Saying to 'normalize' them means to give them 'legal' status...so explain to me what the difference is between the term 'normal' status or 'legal' status and amnesty??? As for chain migration and birthright citizenship, that has already happened; parents bringing their children, their children growing up and having children and their children are now citizens. Do you really think once here, that their relatives don't follow?? Of course they do.
Secondly, most of them are 'undocumented', therefore, how do we prove that anyone was or wasn't brought here by their parents for any given period of time? School records, work records, etc., would certainly be provided, but if that's the case, then they've already been given 'normalcy'. They've worked and gone to school here, many along with their parents receive some sort of welfare.
So... how much normalcy should we give them?? The only thing that they lack is legal status to become citizens to vote. That's it in a nutshell. The right to vote period. Again, that is what this is all about. Do they not live a fairly 'normal' life? They go to school, they utilize our doctors, hospitals, mass transit system, some have driver's licenses, they or their parents apply for welfare benefits, food stamps, they utilize our banking system, etc.
Another question ... the 'Dreamers' were brought here illegally and most of them have parents that here illegally ... so do we grant the 'Dreamers' amnesty and deport the parents?
What I have just laid out is an absolutely solid reason to build a wall!