Does anyone know the status of the Dream Act amendment they put into the defense funding bill yesterday?

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http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=71203

This paper says it may come up this week, but I'd heard something late yesterday, and I don't remember the current status. Does anyone know?

Ah, that's right, I remember, it was part of the bill requiring withdrawal from Iraq that didn't make cloture yesterday.

OK, so new question, what do you think?

Um, Petey, I have a post graduate degree.

However, I might go for a properly written Dream act, only for those already here, only for those who came too young to hold responsible, and only for those of student age (not up to age 30 like the version in the Senate Bill had.) However, given ALL the Senate Bill had, I would want to read it VERY carefully.

gameover - best of luck on the beach!

Answer 1

What they are doing is to try and slip the original bill through piecemeal as parts of other bills hidden in the amendments to the bills.

This one failed, but they are still doing it. Lou Dobbs ran a piece on this tonight.

I'd say what I really think, but this account would be gone if I did. I'm just keeping a scorecard of who is voting which way.

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BTW Petey, I am a retiring Deputy Sheriff that has arrested many illegals in my career and I hold a dual Masters in Administration of Justice and Education.
My life experience far exceeds your opinion of the posters here in my opinion.

Answer 2

The bill was withdrawn, I for one are against the Dream Act, being there is so little financial to go around, the illegals because they mostly work under the table, have no reportable income so they would dry up all the funds. Being that most illegals have enough forged and stolen documents, providing the needed document to qualify would be a dream. I would agree to letting young illegals to joint the military and then allow them to enjoy the right become a citizen

Answer 3

Hey Petey how about this for a DREAM ACT compromise.

Instead of going straight into college after high school, as the majority of them would over military service anyway. Let's have their option as only the military service to both defend this country, as well as further their education after time served. This way it should relieve them of their guilt for being here illegally anyway, and using taxpayer dollars that gave them their first 12 years of education. Sounds fair to me.

Answer 4

PETEY---

I served my country 6 active duty Navy (1998-2004) and I do go to college...

I have every right to have a say on how I feel. As does every American.

I haven't heard anything either...but I will keep an eye out so that I know while I am writing my to check to school out some anchor baby is getting theirs for free.

It's OK...I guess that the $15,000.00 that they get for free offsets the $15,000.00 that I pay.

It's all good...Here....let me pay your medical too.

Answer 5

Why do you preserve asserting "individuals" while that's the "offered out" politicians who make judgements consistently at odds with what maximum of the individuals want. usa hasn't been a democracy for years. confident you get a call between political events - yet is there any actual distinction between the two? No there is not.

Answer 6

I think they will continue vainly to insert various benefits to illegal aliens and paths to legality into other camouflaging bills. We must remain vigilant and read every bill contemplated by the Senate or House and keep informing our elected officials of our approval or disapproval.

Answer 7

Hey Petey you are looking kind of scruffy there, what happened? lol.

Answer 8

it really pisses me off when people who never attended any college or served in the military talk negative about the bill when the people who want to join the army or go to college without federal aid would ONLY benefit from it...

they dont want anyone to succeed because they could never get it together themselves...I understand competitiveness in college but what people doing now is shameful. These kids are not criminals....they would have to graduate high school in order to take advantage of the bill...they cant have any criminal history so tell me WHAT makes you so jealous that you would take away from their ability to succeed?


well if you server in the military or went to college it doesnt apply to you...please dont take my ideas out of context, I never said you cannot speak your views.
But anchor baby? Those kids are already citizens so you are disrespecting you own countrymen but I digress...