excellent idea

another good idea would be to grant amnesty only if the illegals' home country does the same for US born illegal immigrants wishing to gain residency in those nations

Nearly everything in diplomacy is done with reciprocity, especially anything to do with visas and immigration. This should be no different

Most are unaware that if you are caught as an illegal resident in Mexico, the penalties are harsh and even include prison.

We should threaten to do the same to their nationals unless Mexico and other suppliers of numerous US illegals modify their policies towards US illegals

It's only fair