Posted on 02/10/2015 3:52:41 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The question of the so-called DREAMers – the millions of people who were brought into the United States as children and grew up undocumented even as they became as thoroughly Americanized as the nachos at a baseball game – will present politicians in the 2016 presidential elections with a starkly simple proposal: you’re either with them, or against them.
Stand unequivocally with them – that is, agree that the only way to deal with their limbo is to grant them a legal status that will lead to citizenship and offer a similar path for family members and friends who don’t qualify.
Stand against history, logic and the American dream, as many Republicans and even Democrats do, and politicians had better prepare for protests – the more inconvenient and prominent, the better.
With Republicans firmly in control of Washington now, and Obama not willing to destroy his party’s chances in the 2016 elections, it’s possible that any immigration reform will be stalled for years to come. By then, the original DREAMers will be well into their 30s, and those who benefit from DACA could be aging out even if the program survives into the next administration. People who have spent their entire childhoods and much of their adult lives living as Americans will not – and should not have to – quietly board planes and trains to countries only the US immigration system refers to as their “homes”.
So, politicians: do you stand with the DREAMers, or do you stand against them? Because if it’s the latter, be prepared for the headaches and rally-crashers you deserve. People who are trying to stay in the homes they’ve grown up in and love have nothing to lose and their future to gain.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
UK huh? Go kiss your queen’s azz.
Si Se Puede
Yes We Can
Enter your country anytime we want
Ignore all of your laws
Tell you what your immigration laws should be
Vote in your elections illegally
Take your country
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