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It’s one thing to have a strong opinion on a certain issue. It’s another to sacrifice something to further that cause.

In 1986, Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which was supposed to provide a one-time amnesty (and legal U.S. citizenship) to over 3 million illegal immigrants. It was taken to be a largely humanitarian gesture.