Posted on 10/24/2007 12:33:55 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
Today, the Senate takes action on the DREAM Act (S.2205). This proposed measure is just another example of Washington's relentless push for amnesty for illegal aliens. By continuing to ignore the will of the American people, these legislators thumb their collective noses at the rule of law. Now is the time for all of us to act!
The Democrats are pushing this measure which they say is designed to allow school-aged kids to stay in the U.S. (amnesty) to attend college. The Heritage Foundation describes the bill, saying, "The bill purports to grant amnesty to individuals unlawfully in the United States who arrived before the age of 16. Publicized as a humanitarian measure for children, the bill would allow applicants to immediately receive conditional legal status, including eligibility for federal benefits like student loans."
There is so much the Democrats are saying about this bill, and we must stop it today! Here's some more information:
As noted by the Heritage Foundation, the DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act is not something new. It was actually proposed five years ago.
Its implications for undermining the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws were so obvious that the measure was never voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The legislation was then embedded in the comprehensive immigration reform bill, an addition that almost went unnoticed due to that bill's many controversial components. Given its troubling past, the current effort to bring the DREAM Act directly to the floor is even more alarming.
The Heritage Foundation notes that the bill "would make applicants eligible for in-state tuition, which would discriminate against U.S. citizens from out of state and law-abiding foreign students." In addition, the study finds that the bill "would place no limits on when individuals could apply or the number of persons who could apply. This would leave the program open to widespread abuse and rampant fraud."
This is one of the fundamental problems that happens when the Democrats and some squishy Republicans propose measures that are counter to the rule of law: the country gets more law-breaking. Fraud would be rampant, and the measure only encourages more illegal immigration.
The numbers of illegal aliens affected is also misleading. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, "Some have argued that only 60,000 illegal immigrants would be granted amnesty annually under the Act, but a new analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies of 2007 Census Bureau data shows millions of potential beneficiaries."
In all, the CIS report estimates millions could fall under the guidelines of the DREAM Act. Again, this is open-ended legislation filled with loopholes, potential for abuse, and it rewards illegal behavior.
Sen. John Cornyn released a statement on Tuesday addressing Sen. Richard Durbin's (D-IL) DREAM Act. Cornyn said that Congress should continue "seeking reasonable and responsible ways they can complete their education and achieve opportunity." But Cornyn noted that the bill "contains a number of gaping loopholes, while failing to address the much larger need for comprehensive immigration reform and the immediate crisis at our borders."
"If my colleagues who support this measure are committed to solving America’s immigration crisis and the plight of illegal immigrants, then the focus of this Congress should be on passing a comprehensive reform bill that addresses all of our pressing immigration matters, including securing our broken borders and the needs of American businesses for more workers."
This is an issue on which I have written extensively (here, here, and here, for example) and where the power of grassroots activism pays off. Now is the time to act again!
Please contact your senators today and tell them to vote against cloture for the DREAM Act. Just go to GOPUSA's Legislative Action Center to easily get the information you need to tell your senators to vote NO! Together, we can get the job done!
Tell them to stop the DREAM Act!
The vote on cloture didn’t pass so for now its OK. But it will be back again and again and ....
It failed.. but my senator DiFi, voted for it...I dont know about Barbie, she was here in San Diego.. amazed what people can do without her...
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This is what Congress really cares about - expanding and securing their power- DREAM is a pro-Mexican bill, it’s an anti-American bill.
That is what is so utterly disgusting. The anti-American CongressSlime are determined to destroy this Republic. All who voted for this Nightmare act should be tarred and feathered and run out of town.
B T T T
An interesting parable.
I bought a bird feeder. I hung
it on my back porch and filled
it with seed. What a beauty of
a bird feeder it is, as I filled it
lovingly with seed. Within a
week we had hundreds of birds
taking advantage of the
continuous flow of free and
easily accessible food.
But then the birds started
building nests in the boards
of the patio, above the table,
and next to the barbecue.
Then came the poop. It was
everywhere: on the patio tile,
the chairs, the table ...
everywhere!
Then some of the birds
turned mean. They would
dive bomb me and try to
peck me even though I had
fed them out of my own
pocket.
And others birds were
boisterous and loud. They
sat on the feeder and
squawked and screamed at
all hours of the day and night
and demanded that I fill it
when it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn’t even
sit on my own back porch
anymore So I took down the
bird feeder and in three days
the birds were gone. I cleaned
up their mess and took down
the many nests they had built
all over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like
it used to be ... quiet, serene
and no one demanding their
rights to a free meal.
Now let’s see ....
Our government gives out
free food, subsidized housing,
free medical care, and free
education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic
citizen
Then the illegals came by the
tens of thousands. Suddenly
our taxes went up to pay for
free services; small apartments
are housing 5 families; you
have to wait 6 hours to be seen
by an emergency room doctor;
your child’s 2nd grade class is
behind other schools because
over half the class doesn’t speak
English
Corn Flakes now come in a
bilingual box; I have to
“press one” to hear my bank
talk to me in English, and
people waving flags other
than “Old Glory” are
squawking and screaming
in the streets, demanding
more rights and free liberties.
Just my opinion, but maybe
it’s time for the government
to take down the bird feeder
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