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Illegal Immigrant Dreamers Get Help From Senators For Full Legal Status
The Washington Times ^ | December 4, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 12/04/2016 10:58:48 AM PST by Steelfish

Illegal Immigrant Dreamers Get Help From Senators For Full Legal Status

By Stephen Dinan - December 1, 2016.

After the White House ruled out a pardon for illegal immigrant Dreamers, a bipartisan group of senators vowed Thursday to write a bill next year granting them full legal status — though they will need to persuade a President Trump to back their effort.

Two veterans of the last major immigration fight, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said trying to deport some 740,000 illegal immigrant Dreamers would be inhumane.

They said they will try to have a bill written next week and ready to go in the new year, and perhaps pass it before the next Congress is sworn in and before Mr. Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Their goal, they said, is to halt deportations in the short term, giving lawmakers breathing room to take another stab at a broad legalization bill.

“I’ve talked to a number of my colleagues on the floor, on both sides of the aisle about this, and there are strong emotions in favor of helping these young people,” said Mr. Durbin, who has been working on the issue for 15 years.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; baddream; invaders
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To: Mercat

Only citizens and green card holders can join the military, illegal aliens cannot.
They have to go home to apply for a green card, no one who is in the country illegally can apply.


21 posted on 12/04/2016 11:26:16 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Good to know. Thanks.


22 posted on 12/04/2016 11:27:12 AM PST by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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To: Steelfish

I support their parents going to the back of the immigration line. If granted access to this country, their children will also be legal.


23 posted on 12/04/2016 11:27:38 AM PST by jch10 (From BHO, worst president ever, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!)
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To: Steelfish

I’m really getting tired of this little pissant Graham. SC why don’t you keep this idiot in your state and let him screw you up instead of forcing him on the rest of us.


24 posted on 12/04/2016 11:30:20 AM PST by falcon99
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To: jch10

They have to go home to apply like everybody else who is a legal immigrant did.
There is no line that forms inside the country for illegal aliens.


25 posted on 12/04/2016 11:35:17 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: zeestephen
Trump has also made clear that we are going to enforce existing law, and if he goes wobbly on that, AG Sessions will not.

Under existing law, no one in the country illegally may work here.

There is a $7500 fine for doing so, and there is also a $7500 per employee fine for any employer failing to hire with proper I-9 documentation, with an additional $7500 per employee fine if it is determined that the hiring of illegals is part of a pattern of practice.

All Sessions has to do is enforce existing law. Once employers start paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, the other illegals will be deporting themselves.

26 posted on 12/04/2016 11:36:20 AM PST by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: jch10

And the children will be citizens who will vote for the Rats.


27 posted on 12/04/2016 11:37:33 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

President Trump’s first veto!


Maybe his first veto, but seems Durban and Gramnesty are planning to try and push this thru before inauguration....PEOPLE BETTER CALL THEIR SENATORS THIS WEEK!!!

FROM ARTICLE:

They said they will try to have a bill written next week and ready to go in the new year, and perhaps pass it before the next Congress is sworn in and before Mr. Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Their goal, they said, is to halt deportations in the short term, giving lawmakers breathing room to take another stab at a broad legalization bill.


28 posted on 12/04/2016 11:37:49 AM PST by Freedom56v2
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To: philman_36

I thought senators took an oath to uphold our laws and constitution, this asshat needs to be impeached or recalled whichever NC DOES for a senator!! He is NOT upholding the laws of this nation!!!


29 posted on 12/04/2016 11:43:08 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Steelfish
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican

Thanks to the Peoples' Republic of Illinois, Americans have to put up with 'Little Dick' Durbin, but South Carolinians don't have to put up with 'Little Dick' Graham!

Let the recall petitions roll!

30 posted on 12/04/2016 11:43:34 AM PST by HomerBohn
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To: bushwon

South Carolina citizens NEED TO RECALL HIM!! ASAP!!!!


31 posted on 12/04/2016 11:45:09 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Steelfish
Once you grant citizenship to "Dreamers" they can immediately request permanent residency for their immediate family.
32 posted on 12/04/2016 11:45:38 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Steelfish
Ah, the expected names of the worthless corrupt idiots--Turbin Durbin and Swishy Graham--connected to this betrayal of the American people. They are so full of s___ that an army of Roto-Rooters couldn't make a dent in the mess. Why don't they just both admit that they are BOTH dumbocrats and libtards and be done with the pretense?

Get the illegals--dreamers or other--out of the U.S. If they are so bent on living the American dream, let them get in the back of the line of people applying to get in LEGALLY.

33 posted on 12/04/2016 11:56:46 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: Steelfish

Suggest a trade Joe Manchin for Lindsey Graham


34 posted on 12/04/2016 12:07:21 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (Where's Hillary?)
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To: stocksthatgoup
Suggest a trade Joe Manchin for Lindsey Graham

Hell, I'd give them Lindsay for Leahy's spit cup.

35 posted on 12/04/2016 12:17:41 PM PST by okie01 ( The MainStream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: Steelfish

The Senators swear an oath to uphold the laws of our nation.

Then some of them set about to destroy them.

In an instance like this, it should cause them to lose their elected office.

I’m tired of backstabbers and traitors.


36 posted on 12/04/2016 12:31:34 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: Steelfish

What part of illegal do they not understand. And Trump won on basis of deporting illegals. All of them!!!


37 posted on 12/04/2016 12:53:55 PM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp: Replace Ryan & McConnell; Primary Lyn' Ted and others.)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

I don’t believe there is any constitutional provision to recall a sitting U.S. senator (unfortunately).


38 posted on 12/04/2016 12:58:00 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (November 8, 2016..... Donald Trump schlongs Hillary Clinton. 306 Electoral Votes)
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To: Steelfish

Why don’t we send Durbin and Gramnesty to Mexico since they appear all-to-eager to represent that constituency. In fact, most Democrat and GOPE Senators should just move south of the border—it’s perfect for their brand of corruption.

It’s a win-win: they can have unlimited power, and the US can regain her sovereignty.


39 posted on 12/04/2016 1:12:31 PM PST by antidisestablishment ( We few, we happy few, we basket of deplorables)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation
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40 posted on 12/04/2016 1:15:44 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all arsmed conservatives)
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