make existing illegal immigrants citizens in exchange for lowering legal immigration

This is a formula for getting more illegal immigration, not less.

It is true we legally allow in the population of the state of Montana in every year

Montana is a tiny state (by population). It's 0.3% of the US population.

people in rural America are getting crushed by the resulting lower wages

That's a lump of labor fallacy. There's not a fixed pool of jobs. Immigrants increase both supply and demand. Immigrants also buy things, you know. Did you even read the whole article? It says that the new immigrants made Hazelton's economy better.