A Democrat Senator in the New York State Legislature has proposed a radical plan to grant 'state citizenship to up to 2.5m illegal residents in the state.
Senator Gustavo Rivera who represents the Bronx, New York City, in the state Senate, proposed the new state law on 16th June. State citizenship (assuming such a thing is permitted under US law) would allow anyone who could prove that they had lived in the state for over three years to receive a range of civic benefits.