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Vice President Biden issued a stern warning to Senate Republicans to "get out of the way" of Democrats trying to ratify a nuclear arms treaty. The vice president sharply criticized Senate Republicans who have opposed ratification of the New START treaty during the lame-duck session of Congress. "Get out of the way. There's too much at stake for America's national security," Biden said in an interview with NBC News that will air tomorrow in its entirety on MSNBC. Biden's warning to Republicans come after a day of high-stakes wrangling over the nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia, which...

UCLA Professor Kent Wong gives a fiery speech in which he adoringly touts the DREAM act as a moment where all of “you” will replace the members of the US Senate- “those old white men!” First, can you imagine the horror that would be caused if the “old, white men” used the reverse of that in speaking about replacing any other race? Second- clearly, there is a room full of illegal immigrants, also known as “future Democratic voters”. And since we know this, can someone explain to me why it wouldn’t be a perfect opportunity for ICE to sweep in...

Wake up DC GOP! Stop the agenda the voters overwhelmingly voted against!

My gut feeling is still that we ought to be able to defeat the House-passed Dream Act amnesty when it comes up for a vote in the Senate later this week. But . . . Do you really want to rely on my gut? The PRO-amnesty TV network Univision is reporting that the DREAM Act amnesty is 4 votes short of the 60 needed for passage. Mass. Sen. Brown's courageous announcement of his NO vote at a Salvation Army fundraiser yesterday puts Senate passage of the House-passed amnesty farther out of reach. But the PRO-amnesty forces claim they have already...

Pretty much says it all. For us who oppose the so-called 'DREAM Act' amnesty, "Illegal" is not a race, it is a CRIME. But for 'DREAM' supporters it is very MUCH about race, as this rally at MacArthur Park last night (Dec 13) demonstrates. UCLA Professor Kent Wong said: "We will win the dream act soon -- very soon," he exclaimed. "When that day comes, we will celebrate with millions and millions of people of people across this country who are standing with you tonight. Who stand for justice, who stand for democracy and equal opportunities for all." "When that...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is likely to delay the start of his Christmas vacation to help several of his key legislative goals pass Congress before the end of the year, the White House said on Monday. Obama is tentatively scheduled to depart on Saturday for Hawaii, where the family traditionally spends its year-end vacation. But lawmakers are still debating the extension of Bush-era tax cuts and a new nuclear weapons deal, both of which Obama is eager to see approved. "The president will be here for as long as Congress is here," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs,...

The US Senate is reportedly one vote away from passing cloture for the so-called DREAM Act, which would allow a path towards citizenship for millions of illegals if the attend colleges or serve in the military. The bill passed the House during a late-night session last week with a vote of 216-198. It was then shelved by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after Republicans threatened to filibuster any legislation not related to the Bush tax cuts. It is believed the single vote belongs to Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown, who has disappointed many in the GOP with his RINO-like votes since...

I'm looking for a blog to follow, one that presents its premise that immigration should be legal, which is the compassionate approach. It also should be an inside scoop on the corruption inside Mexican government, police, drug trade, etc. I'd like to participate in it and also pray over it daily. My best equivalent would be Atlasshrugs, but focused on this topic.

The DREAM Act got a last-minute reprieve on the Senate floor last night as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the bill and gave its advocates more time to whip up the votes it still needs to break a Republican filibuster. The moment involved a bit of the Senate’s signature procedural drama. A motion to end debate—which requires 60 votes that haven’t yet materialized—was scheduled to take place just hours after the House made history Wednesday night, passing the decade-old DREAM Act for the first time in either chamber. But 15 minutes after the 11 a.m. “cloture” vote was supposed...

I've never posted before and understand if this is not posted or is inappropriate..please delete. I have not been able to find an answer to the meaning of a dream I had as follows.

Deport the parents

MIAMI -- The illegal immigrants who more than a decade ago were just teens hoping to forge a legal path to citizenship are vowing to make the Dream Act a campaign issue come 2012, even though they'll likely be too old to benefit if the law ever passes. The measure that passed in the House on Wednesday is unlikely go anywhere in the Senate, and the House is unlikely to revisit the issue once the new Republican leadership takes over. Groups like The National Council of La Raza and other Hispanic and immigrant advocacy groups know the prospects for comprehensive...

WASHINGTON – The Senate moved Thursday to delay a politically charged showdown vote on legislation carving out a path to legal status for foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally, putting off but probably not preventing the measure's demise. Facing GOP objections, Democrats put aside the so-called Dream Act and said they'd try again to advance it before year's end. They're short of the 60 votes needed to do so, however, and critics in both parties quickly said they won't change their minds in the waning days of the Democratic-controlled Congress.

GOP-Wake up and realize the voters completely rejected Obama's agenda! 1.The tax 'compromise' is a disaster. Almost as much money as the failed 'stimulus'. The voters reject it! 2.The Military is not a social experiment. Gays already serve but are not to flaunt their sexuality. The voters reject repeal of DADT!! 3.Illegal immigrants will be amnestied if you allow the 'DREAM" Act to become law. The voters HEARTILY reject amnesty! 4.The START Treaty will compromise our National security. The voters reject it! 5.Unending 'Unemployment Benefits' (let's call this what it is.....WELFARE) are not a stimulus. They are a drain on...

CNN -- Senate Democrats cancel vote on DREAM Act, meaning the immigration measure is likely dead for the year.

The DREAM Act is the same recycled, amnesty policy, and now spending policy, that does not address deadly and drug infested, criminal activity occurring at U.S. borders today and every day, nor does it address the incredible costs to the tax payers who will in-turn pay for the education, welfare, and medical care of children of illegal immigrants. (If the lame duck Congress has its way, the Dream Act passes in the U.S. Senate today.) The Washington Post reports: “The DREAM Act passed the House by a vote of 216 to 198 Wednesday night, but advocates for the measure are...

The acting out started after her parents separated when she was 8. By the time she was 10 or 11 she had become a frequent truant from school, preferring to smoke crack cocaine with gang members and prostitutes. That was the testimony Wednesday from a San Antonio teen, now 16, who said she was held captive and repeatedly raped at age 13 by brothers Juan and Bobby Moreno. They were her drug suppliers, she said. Juan Moreno, 45, could face up to life in prison without parole if jurors in the 379th District Court find him guilty of super-aggravated sexual...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Wednesday evening postponed votes on major legislation, including the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal bill. The Senate held off procedural votes on the DREAM Act and a bill that would compensate those who have fallen ill after working at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that toppled the twin towers of the World Trade Center, MSNBC and NBC New York reported. MSNBC reported Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office confirmed votes on the measures that would allow gays to serve openly in the armed forces and provide a way...

Washington • The U.S. House passed a bill late Wednesday granting the children of some undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship if they either go to college or enter the military, setting up a decisive vote Thursday in the Senate . But supporters of the DREAM Act remain pessimistic about its chances, in large part because of Republicans such as Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who have promised to vote against the bill, even though they have co-sponsored the legislation in years past. As many as 2 million immigrants were expected to gain legal status under the DREAM Act, and the...

Outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says the DREAM Act represents the new "American dream." "In coming here, these new comers, from that time a couple hundred years ago and to this day, by coming with that optimism and hope and commitment to a better future for the next generation, they made America more American. So tonight, we have an opportunity to identify with the aspirations of our founders," Pelosi said on the House floor prior to the vote.