been admitted, legally, into the country and are in the process of potentially gaining permanent residence status...this is where Congress comes in...i.e. pass laws that determine how many can stay and for how long...Congress also needs to provide funding for more border security officers as well as processing persons and judges to rule on immigrant petitioners....pretty simple, really...but Trump and the GOP enjoy seeing folks like you get riled up over "Open Borders"...and voting for them.
Since both Texas and Florida businesses are big employers of "Illegals" it would be beneficial to all concerned if the states would cooperate with other localities all over the country, like in Iowa, and send some immigrants there.
I'll say it again...the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been clear...to maintain our GDP growth, we need more working age adults for all levels of jobs....last count was up to 11M more...Boomers are retiring, and not that ,any long resident Americans want to repair potholes on bridges, or clean meat packing machinery, among other tasks that keep everyone comfortable.
btw, my wife an I have been volunteering weekly at food banks for over 15 years now and we see many very good families with little kids trying to make ends meet while in some cases working 3 jobs...none of these people are rapists or murderers, nor are they poisoning anyone's blood. Actually, you might want to try spending a little time getting to know such people...they're hard working...loving parents and will genuinely smile at you for your help.