Deport the parents when the kid applies.
Posted on 04/23/2004 6:46:44 PM PDT by FlashBack
A letter back from one of my "esteemed" Senators:
I appreciate knowing your views on the Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. I am pleased to be a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act, which will help thousands of undocumented students who wish to pursue a college education. An estimated 60,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from American high schools each year. Even though many of these graduates have lived in the United States for years and likely had no part in any decision to immigrate illegally, it is very difficult for them to attend college. Instead, they face possible deportation. Federal law strongly discourages states from granting in-state college tuition rates to undocumented immigrants. Further, these students cannot legally work, are ineligible for federal student aid and rarely are able to secure private loans. These severe roadblocks have deprived our nation of future leaders, productive workers and a great source of tax revenue. The DREAM Act would provide relief to many of the students facing these problems. It would repeal a provision of federal law that makes it costly for states to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants. Also, it would provide a mechanism by which some undocumented students who are long-term U.S. residents could become permanent residents. By passing the DREAM Act, we can give new hope to many immigrants who now often face an uncertain future after they graduate from high school. It would be a great step in enhancing the lives of these young people, while at the same time helping to contribute to a more prosperous and diverse nation. As this legislation progresses through the Senate, I will certainly keep your views in mind. Again, thanks for e-mailing your views to me. Please don't hesitate to let me know how you feel on any issue that concerns you.
Sincerely,
Tom Harkin United States Senator
Can we at least expect someone to be a citizen of this coutry BEFORE we give them aid for school, driver's licenses, insurance, housing, etc.etc.etc?????????? There are illegal immigrants graduating from our high schools??? WTF is up with this?? We NEED to get a handle on this whole situation people, if it wasn't so serious it'd be a joke!
I e-mailed Sen.'s Harkin and Grassley about my cincerns about this mis-legislation (and you can see it's effect on Harkin...0....), please contact your Senators on this issue as well...what a farce!!!
No, they are not.
Deport the parents when the kid applies.
I'll be happy to dialogue with you about the "Dream Act" but your answer didn't address my basic point about fairness and reciprocity. eg:
"However, ask some liberal if there will be reciprocity--equal access and 'citizen tuition' for US citizens to attend Mexican colleges. No Dream Act there.
Can you advise me as to why the United States has to make all the concessions for illegal immigrants?
'Nuff said.
Why not start with your daughter's friend?
My future daughter-in-law came illegally to LA with her parents when she was nine. She tells a very funny story about how her father and uncle went out during the LA riots in 19909?) and brought home televisions they'd looted from stores. Perhaps this says more about poverty than legal citizenship.
But her parents still cannont speak English because they work and live in an environment that allows them to function with Spanish only. They still consider themselves Mexicans.
She is the only one in the family that has obtained US citizenship--but she is properly attending college as a citizen, not as a foreign national residing in her state.
Mexico doesn't cut Americans any slack about their immigration laws or work permits.
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