DREAM On (If you think the DREAM Act is about naturalizing babies, wake up)

NRO ^ | NOVEMBER 30, 2010 | Mark Krikorian

[RobinMasters]

Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have pledged a vote as early as this week on the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors), a bill that would legalize illegal aliens who arrived here before the age of 16 and who comply with certain educational or military-service requirements.

The core principle behind this amnesty proposal is that it is aimed at those who have grown up here and are, psychologically and emotionally, Americans. In the words of America’s Voice, a hard-left open-borders group, the beneficiaries of the measure are “patriotic young Americans in all but paperwork.”

There’s no doubt that this is the most sympathetic group of illegal immigrants. That is precisely why DREAM has been dangled as bait for the more general amnesty proposals described as “comprehensive immigration reform,” with amnesty advocates brandishing the situation of these young people as justification for a broader amnesty. (Though no one seems to have stopped to ask: If such a comprehensive bill would provide amnesty for all illegals, then why would we need DREAM?)

[RobinMasters]

[Izzy Dunne]

patriotic young Americans in all but paperwork.

Sorry, but being American means respect for the paperwork.

IS THAT SO FREAKIN' HARD TO UNDERSTAND ???

[popdonnelly]

Actually, it’s about power. Latino votes are part of the Democratic calculus for maintaining power. They’re losing the independent vote.

[twhitak]

It’s too bad that these “patriotic young Americans” are so offended by the American flag.

[US Navy Vet]

The “DREAM” Act and “Amnesty” is all about Mexican Slavery.

[ColdOne]

the beneficiaries of the measure are “patriotic young Americans in all but paperwork. Wow insert photo of LaRaza protesting. The guy is grabbing his crotch is that the "patriotic young lads?" VOTES and power is all this is for the left. They hate America and want to make it like a 3rd world country. It is the major goal of theirs.

[OldDeckHand]

What many people don't understand, we already give citizenship preferences to foreign nationals who complete honorable service in our US armed forces. In fact, we have seen tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals that have attained citizenship in this very way over the last 60+ years. Of course, all those people did it legally. They asked for the permission to come and serve. It was given, and they held up their end of the bargain.

The military service option in the so-called "dream act" is complete bullsh*t. It actually disenfranchises all those young men (and women) who dreamed of coming to America, and did it the right way.

[napscoordinator]

And how the heck do you expect a child under 16 who was dragged by the parents to America supposed to fill out paperwork? I am against illegal immigration but to blame a 16 year old who was born here is disingenuous. I say kick the parents out of the country but how can we kick out these kids? That is a dilemma that you have not thought about.

[GeronL]

they will soon be allowed to bring in their grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins ect

give me a break

[WOBBLY BOB]

10 Things You Need To Know About S.3827, The DREAM Act

http://cfif.org/v/index.php/commentary/58-immigration/821-ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-s3827-the-dream-act

true, see # 7.

[Ouderkirk]

a 16 year old who was born here

is already a citizen by juris soli.

Some salt to go with your foot? It might make it taste better.

[napscoordinator]

Oh brother and you were the one complaining.....how rich.

[traditional1]

"WE" didn't bring these inter-lopers here....they and/or their parents INVADED our Home, and now we are supposed to let them be a Family member, with all those "Los Freebies" that we who pay taxes will continue to fund.

We've bought the black vote for the Democrats since the "New Deal" and "Great Society" cover monickers, and now we continue to be fleeced to fund the other Democrat voterbase, "Los Wetbacks", just to keep Democrats in power....

This has NOTHING to do with Human Rights, Fairness, etc., because NEITHER of those concepts apply to American Taxpayers.....

[relictele]

My my these two old codgers sure have found a burst of energy since that election.

[traditional1]

"And how the heck do you expect a child under 16 who was dragged by the parents to America supposed to fill out paperwork?"

They'll print it in Spanish so the kids won't be offended....

[traditional1]

"The “DREAM” Act and “Amnesty” is all about Mexican Slavery"

Oh...Great....Will there then be Reparations for Mexicans, like we just had shoved up our asses for "Black Farmers"?

[hosepipe]

Its about demographics.. abort your babies.. import other babies..

[Waco]

Ask any other country, it’s all about treason, if these were presumed to be future GOP votes, the border would be closed faster than a mule could fart, not even a coyote would get across.

[ThePatrioticArtist]

If this isn't a face palm moment, I don't know what is...how about two???

[achilles2000]

You kick them out with a boot. They are here illegally; have gotten benefits illegally; and, will return to their own countries better off than if they had never been smuggled in or born as an “anchor baby”.