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September 17, 2007
The Dream Act Is No Dream It's A Nightmare
A Sleeper Amnesty: Time to Wake Up from the DREAM Act
Just three months after the Senate immigration bill met its well-deserved end, amnesty advocates in the U.S. Congress resumed their efforts. Recently, Senator Richard Durbin (D–IL) announced on the Senate floor his intention to offer the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as an amendment to the defense authorization bill.
Just three months after the Senate immigration bill met its well-deserved end, amnesty advocates in the U.S. Congress resumed their efforts. Recently, Senator Richard Durbin (D–IL) announced on the Senate floor his intention to offer the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as an amendment to the defense authorization bill.The DREAM Act (S. 774) is a nightmare. It is a massive amnesty that extends to the millions of illegal aliens who entered the United States before the age of 16. The illegal alien who applies for this amnesty is immediately rewarded with "conditional" lawful permanent resident (green card) status, which can be converted to a non-conditional green card in short order. The alien can then use his newly acquired status to seek green cards for the parents who brought him in illegally in the first place. In this way, it is also a backdoor amnesty for the millions of illegal aliens who brought their children with them to the United States.
What is less well known about the DREAM Act is that it also allows illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition rates at public universities, discriminating against U.S. citizens from out of state and law-abiding foreign students. It repeals a 1996 federal law that prohibits any state from offering in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens unless the state also offers in-state tuition rates to all U.S. citizens.
On its own, the DREAM Act never stood a chance of passing. Every scientific opinion poll on the subject has shown over 70 percent opposition to giving in-state tuition benefits to illegal aliens.
Not surprisingly, the DREAM Act languished in committee for five years after it was first introduced in 2001—until the opportunity arose to hitch it to the Senate's "comprehensive" immigration bills of 2006 and 2007.
For detailed article...............you can CLICK HERE at The Heritage Foundation to read the rest of the article.
Many of the Senators who helped us kill the Comprehensive Amnesty in June are indicating they are in favor of these preferences for illegal foreign workers and new foreign workers over American workers.
And there is THIS................
Immigration Again
National Review
Senate Democrats plan to use the defense authorization bill next week to revive a provision from the failed immigration overhaul that would put some children of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship.
Meanwhile, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is working to bring to the floor another provision from the immigration bill (S 1639) that would create a guest worker program for up to 1.5 million agricultural workers (S 340).
Both efforts are likely to rekindle the kind of heated debate that engulfed the Senate when the immigration overhaul measure was being considered in June.
Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., is expected to offer an amendment to the defense bill (HR 1585) that would attach legislation (S 774) to allow children of illegal immigrants who entered the United States before age 16 and lived here at least five years to gain conditional legal status and eventual citizenship if they attend college or join the military for at least two years.
Durbin said Wednesday he is working on the amendment and contacting colleagues to gauge support.
“The Department of Defense has endorsed this, and I think it would be of value,” he said in an interview.
Durbin said Feinstein is searching for the right vehicle. One possibility could be the upcoming five-year farm bill, which is expected to reach the Senate floor next month.
Injecting immigration into the defense debate could be a risky move, with Republicans likely to accuse Democrats of tying up legislation needed to help U.S. troops.
Moreover, even supporters of more lenient treatment of illegal immigrants have expressed doubts that any such measure could pass after the crushing blow it suffered June 28, when proponents failed to get even a majority of votes to end debate on the comprehensive bill.
Durbin said he’s aware of such reservations, but he suggested that waiting until next year, when election-year politics will be in full bloom, would make it even more difficult to act.
He noted that senators from both parties had approached him immediately after the broader bill fell and encouraged him to move forward with the education legislation, known as the DREAM Act.
“I think there is room here for senators who opposed the comprehensive bill to still support the DREAM Act,” Durbin said.
Among those working with him to advance the measure will be Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., sponsor of the broader immigration bill. An aide to Kennedy said Durbin’s amendment is relevant to the defense bill because it would offer an incentive for children seeking legal status to join the military.
“There will be a strong effort to get this done this year,” the aide said.
Wild Thing's comment...........
I am sick and tired of this crap. This means more phone calls and Fax's again to these jerks that will NOT see laws for immigration are meant to mean something.
So I am going to be back once again telling them anyone who votes for it is a traitor.
This one is even worse since they are trying to attach it to a defense spending bill. They have to know that we are watching. And that any immigration bill should not be slipped thru tied to any other bill. If they are sooooo proud of it let stand on its own. In front of God and everyone. Either way they will see the outrage it will get, but at least show us a tiny bit of respect and do it out in the open for pete's sake.
Posted by Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 12:47 AM
Comments
Good old Dick--he's always good for a laugh.
How about giving our kids that money instead?
My kids will have to "PAY" their own way--I make too much for them to get financial assistance, but not enough to pay for them to go to college for four years.
Why do my kids have to suffer when illegals kids are getting a free ride?
That burns me up!
Stop coddling these bozos and send them back where they came from. I'm sick of them.
Posted by: Lynn at September 17, 2007 04:41 AM
Under the table treason. Why are these politicians so bent on pampering illegals? Votes, money? Both are probably somewhere in the equation. They are going to cram amnesty down our throats. All we can do is continue to fight it.
It also shows how devious and unrepresentative our elected politicians really are. Sneaky socialistic and pork laden riders to other bills are not the way to run a representative government, but our boys and girls are quite adept at double dealing.
Posted by: TomR at September 17, 2007 04:48 AM
This Dream Act is a Nightmare - big time.
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at September 17, 2007 05:05 AM
Lynn, I agree with your sediments exactly as I've got one in college too.
They're hell bent and determined on shoving this amnesty deal down our throats. Durbin would sell his mother into prostitution if it got him more votes.
Posted by: BobF at September 17, 2007 07:03 AM
Aren't these the same Senators who voted against the Truck bill ? ...As if to say, after shooting down the mexican truck bill, now that we got your trust again here another bill that no one will even hear about until it is too late.
We are screwed.
Posted by: Mark at September 17, 2007 07:34 AM
Tom, and Durbin would probably be her first customer.
Posted by: Mark at September 17, 2007 04:31 PM
It just means we've got to get back to work smacking these socialist cocksuckers again until they fold again. Oh, and BTW, what are the Repubs doing about this, anyone have a clue.
Hi Chrissie ;}
Posted by: cuchieddie at September 17, 2007 06:50 PM
" Many a family tree needs trimming. "
Posted by: Jack at September 17, 2007 11:00 PM
Lynn that is so horrible, I agree with you completely.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 11:50 PM
Tom they sure are good at it, under the table, behind closed doors government and it is killing our country. God help us.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 11:53 PM
Darth, it sure is my friend.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 11:53 PM
Bob....."Durbin would sell his mother into prostitution if it got him more votes."....good example and I wouldn't put anything past him.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 11:55 PM
Mark that is it. One step forward and three steps back. grrrrrr
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 11:56 PM
Hi cuchieddie it is sooooo good to see you.
The Repubs are doing nothing about this that I know of. My heart is so tired of all of this.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 11:58 PM
Jack it sure does need trimming.
Posted by: Wild Thing at September 17, 2007 11:59 PM
Pass the Dream Act Now!
Posted by: Marian at September 19, 2007 06:04 PM
