No, they are here illegally, nothing ambiguous about it.
Via CNS News:
“We have to accept the fact that we have 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in this country,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. “We have to deal with that. I don’t think we should allow them to exist in a state of legal ambiguity or in a dark hole.”
Johnson noted that some states now issue drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants, and he also mentioned that they can practice law in California. “So they’re not going away. They’re not going to self-deport. I would rather see us reckon with this population than continue in the state of legal ambiguity we’re in right now.”
“There is no legal ambiguity,” Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) told Johnson.
“These 11.4 million…they’re not here in a lawful status, correct?” Collins asked.
“For the most part, that’s correct,” Johnson responded.
“No, no, are they here in a lawful status or not?” Collins pressed. “You can’t have it both ways. If they’re here in a legal status, then they’re not undocumented…they’re here legally, if they have some form of legal status.”