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DREAM Act lobbyists are spotlighting heart-wrenching stories of high-achieving teens brought to this country when they were toddlers. But instead of arguing for case-by-case dispensations, the protesters want blanket pardons. The broadly drafted Senate bill would confer benefits on applicants up to age 35, and the House bill contains no age ceiling at all. The academic achievement requirements are minimal. Moreover, illegal aliens who didn’t arrive in the country until they turned 15 — after they laid down significant roots in their home country — would be eligible for DREAM Act benefits and eventual U.S. citizenship. And like past amnesty packages, the Democratic plan is devoid of any concrete eligibility and enforcement mechanisms to deter already-rampant immigration benefit fraud.

The DREAM Act sponsors have long fought to sabotage a clearly worded provision in the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) that states: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a State (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope) without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident.”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has criticized Reid for the inclusion of the amnesty amendment, as well as the inclusion of a measure that would end “don’t ask, don’t tell,” in the DREAM ACT, adding “needless controversy” to an important bill.


Liberals don't mind amnesty now but yelled foul when Bush mentioned it for workers?
Now Reid can claim if the bill is shot down, reps are not voting to defend our country.

Why do politicians have the right to throw something into a bill at the last minute to pass something controversial? Both sides do it and it stinks. A bill should be clean and only pertain to its original purpose. If they stopped this stupid practice, maybe people would trust politicians a little. Maybe.

Edited for mini rant.
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