Jon Kyl, Kay Bailey Hutchison Unveil Alternative To DREAM Act

ABC News - Univision ^ | November 27, 2012 | Jordon Fabian

[Cincinatus' Wife]

.....The bill, introduced by Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and Jon Kyl (R-Texas) and dubbed the ACHIEVE Act, would offer a pathway to permanent residency to young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. by their parents who are seeking a higher education or military service. The bill stops short of providing a separate pathway to citizenship.

.... Kyl and Hutchison said, however, that they have been working on the bill for about one year, well before the contours of the election took shape in full.

To be eligible for legal status under the ACHIEVE Act, an applicant must have lived in the U.S. for the past five years, been brought to the U.S. before the age of 14 and be no older than 28, and have no criminal record. Applicants must pay a fee, undergo a background check and provide proof they know English. In return they would receive a new type of nonimmigrant visa (W-1) that would grant legal status to seek a degree or military service.

They would not be eligible for federal public welfare benefits or other government assistance, including federal student loans. Immigrants who complete a degree within six years or serve four years in the military would be eligible for a four-year nonimmigrant work visa and upon the completion of that, could obtain a permanent nonimmigrant visa.

Immigrants would not be granted a pathway to citizenship beyond what already exists for nonimmigrant visa holders (marriage of a U.S. citizen or obtaining a green card).

The proposal is similar to the DREAM Act, a decade-old proposal which failed to pass Congress in 2010, but differs in that it does not provide a special pathway to citizenship.

"Today's Kyl/Hutchinson presser makes it clear that #ACHIEVE is no #DREAM Act. No path to citizenship, only second-class legal status," tweeted immigration policy analyst Phil Wolgin.......

[sickoflibs]

RE :”I don't know if Kyl and Hutchison are dumb or dishonest. Dems would certainly add a path-to-citizenship amendment.”

Stealing my line ? I usually say both.

As you know they are terrified now, they see the house on fire and so they (in their view) don't care about water/mold damage to it from flooding it.

I remember one freeper saying recently :
“ We must pass immigration reform RIGHT now and pray that it's enough”

I replied to her :”That's called a prayer for the Dead”

Repeating SOL's reform plan:

1) Give them 1 year green card if they register and get photoed and fingerprinted.
2) For the next year they must report income that puts them in the top Fed tax bracket and pay , and so it must be earned income (using today's rules).
3) If they dont then boot them out on April 16th
4) If they do this for 5 years let them apply for US citizenship if they want.

They wont support Dems after that, but Dems would scream 'unfair' if this plan ever came up.