They absolutely did break the law if they came in illegally. Stealing under $750 isn't a felony either, but it still makes you a criminal.
And not having legal status is grounds for deportation.
It's called moving the goalposts. Frankly Dan is just doing what the democrats have been doing for at least 8 years now. But Dan isn't a democrat, just ask him.
Rather than the logical conclusion that the solution relies in only allowing legal immigrants to stay in the country, Dan has decided to make the argument that making illegal immigrants "Legal", like with the stroke of a pen, should make us happy unless we are bigots. It has been pointed out to him many times, by many people that immigration reform and amnesty are not the same thing. Every time he either ignores it or tries semantical bullshit to move the goal posts, play the circle game then pretend he is the only person here who isn't a moron. It's trolling for sure. Dan has an inferiority complex in real life for sure. The only place he can safely do this type of thing is on the internet for sure.