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| Wednesday Cloture Vote Set For DREAM Act Amnesty Bill | ||
| 2007-10-24 | ||
Kiely says the measure would give children of illegal immigrants who complete two years of post-secondary education or two years of military service a chance to become citizens. It was part of a larger immigration measure that failed earlier this year. Backers, such as Sen Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., say it gives children who were brought here illegally through no fault of their own a chance to stay in the country they consider home. Opponents, such as Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., say itÂ’s a backdoor amnesty that could grant citizenship to more than 1 million children and young adults now here illegally. | ||
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| #9 Amnesty will keep coming back time and again. Socialists are, if nothing else, relentless in their pursuit of power. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-10-24 16:49 |
| #8 In the politician's haste to create more voters via the legalization of millions who are here illegally, our infrastructure is already crumbling under the strain that is being placed on it by the masses that have come here from Central America already. Atlanta is almost out of water, bridges are collapsing (and that is just before we started allowing Mexico's trucks open access to all US highways recently), power and other energy supplies for much of America will not be able to keep up with demand in a very short amount of time. The illogical mindset of these "progressives" cannot see that their prohibitions against expansion of nuclear and coal plants, drilling for more energy in preserves, public hospital and school overcrowding, etc, etc, is pushing America towards basic infrastructure collapse on a colossal scale. We are no longer building America for our next generation. We are giving America away before leaving next generation with massive problems for them to endure when their time comes. It is an absolute shame and the next generation will look back at us and hate us for what we did to them. |
| Posted by: Pheagar the Imposter4243 2007-10-24 16:33 |
| #7 Dead for now. Didn't make cloture. Failed badly. Wait until the spring or after there is a known Dhimmi nominee. Keep it in front of you though. You never know when someone will try to pull a fast one. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-10-24 16:18 |
| #6 "...without it ever having been debated in committee." If there was any question that this is just another attempt at stealth amnesty and not "for the children"...there's the proof. Reid didn't have the votes in committee. And the good news is it's unlikely he will have enough votes on the floor. Even vulnerable Pubs up for re-election can cast a nay vote based on procedure and not take a political hit. Of course, that will depend on if they have a spine or not. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-10-24 11:22 |
| #5 I sent this to Opie Grahamnesty: The American people strongly objected to the amnesty provisions of the McCain-Kennedy Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, and the senate reluctantly complied with the voter's wishes. Contrary to many statements made by our elected officials, wanting people who enter the USA to comply with our laws does not make one a bigot. I see the Dream Act as a stealth attempt to pass amnesty a piece at a time. Please vote against cloture for the Dream Act. Regularization of illegal aliens can be discussed only after we control the border and stop the flood of illegal border crossers. No comprehensive bills. No amnesties. The government must earn my trust. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2007-10-24 10:23 |
| #4 We'll see who's paying attention to the 'immigration' issue and who isn't. The Donks act short term with a divide and conquer strategy leveraging what they think is the 'Hispanic' vote. We'll see if the Trunks are desperate or if they have picked up on the radar that in the end this is an issue that makes 'Americans' mad enough to actually vote. When they're mad and vote, it's not healthy to be an incumbent. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-24 09:38 |
| #3 If there aren't 41 Republicans who will vote against this travesty, then a pox on both their houses. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-10-24 08:45 |
| #2 Talk about the camel's nose under the tent. When all these "children" become citizens, guess what? The rest of their families are in line, too! This backdoor bullsh*t has got to stop. |
| Posted by: Spot 2007-10-24 08:16 |
| #1 I think Reid is bringing this up now because the California fires has the media's COMPLETE attention. Ram it through while everyones head is turned the other way. |
| Posted by: Charles 2007-10-24 01:36 |