Millions will NOT sign up for this executive order program

Will there be a significant number of immigrants illegally in the US actually taking advantage of this new Executive Order? What benefit does it really give them?

Put yourself in their shoes. Let’s say you’re here illegally and are employed. Obviously you have a job and an income. This order is enticing to you why? It asks you to pay back taxes and register. Why would you want this? Why not NOT pay back taxes and keep working? You know that by registering, you will identify yourself to government officials and will probably be reporting where you work, where you live, and other identifying information. All of this information can be used to track you down and locate you if the next administration decides to do business differently.

It is still against the law to knowingly hire illegal aliens. If you are a business owner and you either knowingly hire them or hire them and attempt to maintain plausible deniability, it is in your best interest that these employees do not register. So you have an incentive to make this opportunity seem risky to them. You’re probably going to tell them that if they register, the government can change their minds with the stroke of a pen and will know where they are to locate them and deport them, costing them additional money if they ever want to pay a coyote to escort them back.

I’m sure a handful of people will sign up simply because Jonathan Gruber’s statement doesn’t just apply to Americans. But among non-Americans, why would any meaningful number of them actually trust the government, especially if there are American employers warning them not to? It definitely won't be in the millions. I doubt the number of people registering exceeds 5 digits.