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Perry defended his Dream Act because it was very popular in Texas, he also repeated that it makes the people we want to be citizens (illegals) to be productive, but he is against amnesty...

Perry didn't sound so set against a "path to citizenship" in this 2011 Newsweek interview: LINK

this smells of BS, How do you pursue citizenship when you are illegal?

The Dream Act Faction's side of the story is this:

1) "Their parents brought them here when they were kids." I think that is true for some, but the max age for the Dream act is 29, so some of them could have come by themselves and spent 3 years getting the residence requirements.

2) "They have to have filed an I-130 for permanent residence." This is not the policy. They are required to sign a paper stating that they have filed or will some day. Why didn't the Texas lawmakers require them to file for permanent resident before they applied for the Dream Act? Something is mighty peculiar here!!!!

But even if an illegal did not have to file the I-130, some of them probably did. Say a sibling became naturalized through marriage, a deal to testify against someone, whatever. As of today, for Mexicans (much longer for the Philippines) it takes about 16 years before their visa number comes up, maybe longer if they had previous immigration problems. So some of them no doubt can and do file for permanent resident. The argument is that they are in limbo and can't work now, but when their waiting period is up, they will be legal.

3) "They don't have to apply for legal status, but if they don't, they can't get a job, so they are wasting their money they pay for tuition, books, etc."

Well, the question still remains: Why didn't the Texas lawmakers require them to file for permanent resident before they applied for the Dream Act?

Apart from that, maybe the ones who do not qualify to file an I-139 just assume that amnesty will happen eventually.

Also, Texas HB 2886 would provide a permit to get a drivers license and work for illegals, making Texas a true sanctuary state. It violates federal employment law, but what the hell, we have Holder and Napolitano in charge. It probably won't pass, but it might give them hope.

LINK: Workman's bill would offer undocumented immigrants the opportunity to apply for resident alien cards. The card, which would be valid only in Texas, would cost $4,000 — what he estimated a human smuggler, or coyote, would charge to bring someone across the border. The card would be valid for eight years and would require the applicant to pass criminal background checks.

RE : “Perry didn't sound so set against a “path to citizenship” in this 2011 Newsweek interview: LINK”

Actually Hannity asked Perry if he was for citizenship for illegals living here and Perry replied something like “ No I am not for blanket citizenship however those brought here as children through no fault of their own...” going on about Dream Act and making them productive citizens..

It is pretty clear where he stands. No double talk can change that.

My question which will NEVER be asked is :"How do you ensure that those illegals that are given citizenship will vote for freedom and capitalism vs socialism and slavery?"

and "What do you mean by productive?"